JLPT N2 · Verb

採る (toru)

採る (とる, toru) is a Japanese verb meaning “to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.); to take (a measure, course of action, etc.)”. It appears in JLPT N2 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: とる
Romaji: toru
Word class: Godan verb (う-verb) ending in る
Level: JLPT N2 (unofficial)

Meaning

to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.); to take (a measure, course of action, etc.); to decide on · godan verb, transitive
to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather (e.g. mushrooms); to catch (e.g. insects) · godan verb, transitive
to extract (e.g. juice); to take (e.g. a sample) · godan verb, transitive
to assume (an attitude) · godan verb, transitive
to take on (workers, students); to employ; to hire · godan verb, transitive

Example sentences

このカップに尿をとってください。

Please leave a urine sample in this cup.

Tatoeba #223901

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

Conjugation of 採る

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

Form	Japanese	Reading
Dictionary	採る	とる toru
Polite (~masu)	採ります	とります torimasu
Negative	採らない	とらない toranai
Polite negative	採りません	とりません torimasen
Past	採った	とった totta
Polite past	採りました	とりました torimashita
Negative past	採らなかった	とらなかった toranakatta
Te-form	採って	とって totte
Potential	採れる	とれる toreru
Passive	採られる	とられる torareru
Causative	採らせる	とらせる toraseru
Volitional	採ろう	とろう torou
Imperative	採れ	とれ tore
Conditional (~ba)	採れば	とれば toreba

Kanji in 採る

採

pick, take, fetchサイ・と.る · 11 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 採る.

採集さいしゅうcollecting採点さいてんmarking採掘さいくつmining採決さいけつvote採算さいさんprofit採択さいたくadoption採用さいようuse

Source: JMdict entry 1599160 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.