取る

Meanings

1. to take; to pick up; to grab; to catch; to hold
2. to pass; to hand; to give
3. to get; to obtain; to acquire; to win; to receive; to earn; to take (e.g. a vacation)
4. to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.); to take (a measure, attitude, etc.); to choose
5. to remove; to get rid of; to take off

Part of speech: godan verb (る), transitive

Kanji

• 取

  Meanings

  take, fetch, take up

  On reading

  シュ

  Kun reading

  と.る、と.り、と.り-、とり、-ど.り

  Strokes

  8

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.

  Tatoeba #141671 · CC BY 2.0 FR

• 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.

  Tatoeba #227130 · CC BY 2.0 FR

• 塩をとっていただけますか。

  Could you pass me the salt, please?

  Tatoeba #188596 · CC BY 2.0 FR