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とる

Pronunciation: [to̞ɾɯ̟]

“とる” is a Japanese word. Its 20 meanings in English:

verb

  1. 取る: to take
  2. 取る: (board games) to capture
  3. 取る: to pick up
  4. 取る: to pick up on; to grasp
  5. 取る: to earn
  6. 取る, 脱る: to remove, take off (clothing, accessories, etc.)
  7. 取る: to remove
  8. 撮る, 録る: to photograph, film, or record; to take a picture
  9. 捕る, 獲る, 取る, 把る: to catch; to capture
  10. 獲る: to hunt (animals)
  11. 盗る, 取る, 奪る: to steal
  12. 執る: to do (work), to perform (duties), to take (trouble)
  13. 執る: to take the command
  14. 摂る, 取る: to have, to eat (food, a meal)
  15. 摂る: to take nutrients, to take in
  16. 採る, 取る: to take, to adopt (a measure, a choice, etc.), to choose
  17. 執る: to take, to adopt, to assume (an attitude, manner of behaviour)
  18. 採る: to take (a blood sample etc.)
  19. 採る, 取る: to pick (plants), to harvest
  20. 採る: to employ

Etymology

Ultimately cognate with 手(て) (te, “hand”).

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