Vocab Info
N5 う-verb (る), Transitive verb
取るto take, to pick up, to harvest, to earn, to win, to choose
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- う-verb (る), Transitive verb - 1. - to take, to pick up, to grab, to catch 
- 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 
- 6. - to take away, to steal, to rob 
- 7. - to eat, to have (e.g. lunch), to take (e.g. vitamins) - See Also: 
- 8. - to pick (e.g. flowers), to gather, to extract (e.g. juice), to catch (e.g. fish), to harvest (a crop) 
- 9. - to take up (time, space), to occupy, to spare, to set aside 
- 10. - to secure, to reserve, to save, to put aside, to keep 
- 11. - to take (e.g. a joke), to interpret, to understand, to make out, to grasp 
- 12. - to record, to take down 
- 13. - to subscribe to (e.g. a newspaper), to take, to buy, to get 
- 14. - to order, to have delivered 
- 15. - to charge, to fine, to take (tax) 
- 16. - to take (e.g. a wife), to take on (e.g. an apprentice), to adopt, to accept 
- 17. - to compete (in sumo, cards, etc.), to play 
 
All Forms
取る 【とる】
Details
- と 
- る 
 
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Examples
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- 銃を手に取る。 - To pick up a gun. - N5
 
- テストで満点を取る。 - I will get a perfect score on the test. - N5
 
- 観光客のカメラを取った人が逮捕されました。 - The person who stole the tourist's camera was apprehended. 
- 先生:「お友達の持ち物を取ってはいけません。」 - Teacher: 'You should not steal things that belong to your friends.' - N5
 
- 娘が父に:「手が届かないので、あの本を取ってください。」 - Daughter to father: 'Since I can't reach that book, please get it for me.' - N5
 
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