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16 取る To Take

Alternative Meanings

To Take Something

Part of Speech

Transitive verb and Godan verb

Reading

とる

  • Kyoko(Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi(Tokyo accent, male)

Context Sentences

運転めんきょ証がやっと取れました！

I finally got my driver's license!

たなからマグカップを取ってくれない？

Can you take a mug from the shelf for me?

私がこの行動の責任はすべて取ります。本当にごめんなさい。

I take full responsibility for my actions. I am truly sorry.

Meaning Explanation

This word consists of kanji with hiragana attached. Because the hiragana ends with an う sound, you know this word is a verb. The kanji itself means take, so the verb version is to take something.

Reading Explanation

Since this word has okurigana (hiragana attached to the kanji) you know that it's probably going to be the kun'yomi reading, which you didn't learn with the kanji. Here's a mnemonic to help you:

You're the kind of person who likes to take things. "What things?" you ask. Little toes (と). Because that isn't creepy.

Utilized Kanji