取 — take, fetch, take up
とる
取
take
Grade 3
Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school.
8 strokes
U+53D6
Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard.
Freq #122
Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common.
Heisig #882
Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.
Meanings
- take
- fetch
- take up
word
と ・ど to Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).
取
る
toru
to take
取
り
組
む
torikumu
to tackle
取
り
上
げ
る
toriageru
to pick up
取
れ
る
toreru
to come off
受
け
取
る
uketoru
to receive
取
り
組
み
torikumi
effort
取
り
入
れ
る
toriireru
to adopt
取
り
出
す
toridasu
to take out
取
り
tori
taking
聞
き
取
る
kikitoru
to catch (what someone says)
引
き
取
る
hikitoru
to take over
読
み
取
る
yomitoru
to read
聞
き
取
れ
る
kikitoreru
to be able to catch
買
い
取
る
kaitoru
to buy
取
り
消
す
torikesu
to cancel
切
り
取
る
kiritoru
to cut off
感
じ
取
る
kanjitoru
to sense
勝
ち
取
る
kachitoru
to win
間
取
り
madori
floor plan
乗
っ
取
る
nottoru
to take over
取
り
消
し
torikeshi
cancellation
先
取
り
sakidori
anticipation
取
り
合
う
toriau
to contend for
取
り
ま
と
め
る
torimatomeru
to compile
受
け
取
れ
る
uketoreru
to be able to receive
読
み
取
れ
る
yomitoreru
to be able to read
取
り
付
け
る
toritsukeru
to install
取
り
囲
む
torikakomu
to surround
取
り
残
す
torinokosu
to leave behind
取
り
付
け
toritsuke
installation
取
り
寄
せ
る
toriyoseru
to order
取
り
除
く
torinozoku
to remove
取
り
巻
く
torimaku
to surround
段
取
り
dandori
arrangement
取
り
戻
す
torimodosu
to take back
取
り
扱
う
toriatsukau
to handle
取
り
扱
い
toriatsukai
handling
取
り
込
む
torikomu
to take in
取
り
締
ま
り
torishimari
control
取
り
替
え
る
torikaeru
to replace
取
り
締
ま
る
torishimaru
to regulate
とり tori Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).
しゅ shu On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).
Appears in idioms
動きが取れない
慣用句
movement itself cannot be taken back
首を取る
慣用句
to reach out and take the head
つかえが取れる
慣用句
the stuck blockage is removed and gone
ミイラ取りがミイラになる
慣用句
the mummy catcher himself becomes a mummy
元が取れる
慣用句
the original outlay can be taken back
引けを取らない
慣用句
not yielding a single step of retreat
引けを取る
慣用句
take the withdrawal
損して得取れ
諺
Lose now to gain later