拾う

Meanings

1. to pick up; to gather
2. to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped)
3. to select; to choose; to pick out
4. to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.); to snatch (an unexpected victory); to pull off
5. to pick up (someone; in a car, etc.)

Part of speech: godan verb (う), transitive

Kanji

• 拾

  Meanings

  pick up, gather, find, go on foot

  On reading

  シュウ、ジュウ

  Kun reading

  ひろ.う

  Strokes

  9

Example sentences

• 床からペンを拾って下さい。

  Please pick up the pen from the floor.

  Tatoeba #146484 · CC BY 2.0 FR

• この財布はどこで拾ったのですか。

  Where did you find this wallet?

  Tatoeba #221895 · CC BY 2.0 FR

• ホテルの前で私を車で拾ってください。

  Please pick me up by car in front of the hotel.

  Tatoeba #196196 · CC BY 2.0 FR