JLPT N1 · Verb

取り組む (torikumu)

取り組む (とりくむ, torikumu) is a Japanese verb meaning “to grapple with; to wrestle with”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: とりくむ
Romaji: torikumu
Word class: Godan verb (う-verb) ending in む
Level: JLPT N1 (unofficial)

Meaning

to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to be matched against · godan verb, intransitive
to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on · godan verb, intransitive

Example sentences

そろそろ本気で仕事に取り組むころだよ。

It is time you get down to work.

Tatoeba #204445

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Conjugation of 取り組む

Godan verb (う-verb) ending in む. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.

Form	Japanese	Reading
Dictionary	取り組む	とりくむ torikumu
Polite (~masu)	取り組みます	とりくみます torikumimasu
Negative	取り組まない	とりくまない torikumanai
Polite negative	取り組みません	とりくみません torikumimasen
Past	取り組んだ	とりくんだ torikunda
Polite past	取り組みました	とりくみました torikumimashita
Negative past	取り組まなかった	とりくまなかった torikumanakatta
Te-form	取り組んで	とりくんで torikunde
Potential	取り組める	とりくめる torikumeru
Passive	取り組まれる	とりくまれる torikumareru
Causative	取り組ませる	とりくませる torikumaseru
Volitional	取り組もう	とりくもう torikumou
Imperative	取り組め	とりくめ torikume
Conditional (~ba)	取り組めば	とりくめば torikumeba

Kanji in 取り組む

取

take, fetch, take upシュ・と.る・と.り · 8 strokes

組

association, braid, plaitソ・く.む・くみ · 11 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 取り組む.

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

Source: JMdict entry 1326820 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.