取 – take, fetch, take up

8 strokesTaught in grade 3#122 in newspaper frequencyN5 vocabulary

The kanji 取 means take, fetch, take up. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is シュ (shu); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is と.る、と.り、と.り-、とり、-ど.り (toru, tori, tori, tori, dori). It is written with 8 strokes, under radical 又 (no. 29).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	シュ	shu
Kun’yomi	と.る	toru
Kun’yomi	と.り	tori
Kun’yomi	と.り-	tori
Kun’yomi	とり	tori
Kun’yomi	-ど.り	dori

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 又 (Kangxi radical 29). Components: 耳・又.

Words using 取

取るとるto take取り替えるとりかえるto exchange取れるとれるto come off (of a button, handle, lid, etc.)受け取るうけとるto receive取り上げるとりあげるto pick up受取うけとりreceiving書取かきとりwriting down from other written material取り消すとりけすto cancel取り出すとりだすto take out取り入れるとりいれるto take in取扱とりあつかいtreatment取引とりひきtransactions取材しゅざいgathering material (for an article, novel, etc.)取締りとりしまりcontrol塵取りちりとりdustpan引取るひきとるto take into one's possession日取りひどりfixed date取り扱うとりあつかうto handle取り組むとりくむto grapple with取り次ぐとりつぐto pass on (a message, thoughts, etc.)取り除くとりのぞくto remove取り巻くとりまくto surround取り戻すとりもどすto take back乗っ取るのっとるto take possession of (forcibly)

Example sentences

先生はノートを取ることの大切さを強調した。

The teacher stressed the importance of taking notes.

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お皿に取ったものは全部食べなさい。

You'd better eat everything that's on your plate.

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これを青いのと取り替えてください。

Please change this for a blue one.

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Kanji with the same radical

受反収及友双叔

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