とる
Pronunciation: [to̞ɾɯ̟]
“とる” is a Japanese word. Its 20 meanings in English:
verb
- 取る: to take
- 取る: (board games) to capture
- 取る: to pick up
- 取る: to pick up on; to grasp
- 取る: to earn
- 取る, 脱る: to remove, take off (clothing, accessories, etc.)
- 取る: to remove
- 撮る, 録る: to photograph, film, or record; to take a picture
- 捕る, 獲る, 取る, 把る: to catch; to capture
- 獲る: to hunt (animals)
- 盗る, 取る, 奪る: to steal
- 執る: to do (work), to perform (duties), to take (trouble)
- 執る: to take the command
- 摂る, 取る: to have, to eat (food, a meal)
- 摂る: to take nutrients, to take in
- 採る, 取る: to take, to adopt (a measure, a choice, etc.), to choose
- 執る: to take, to adopt, to assume (an attitude, manner of behaviour)
- 採る: to take (a blood sample etc.)
- 採る, 取る: to pick (plants), to harvest
- 採る: to employ
Etymology
Ultimately cognate with 手(て) (te, “hand”).
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