拾う To Pick Something Up

Meaning

Primary

To Pick Something Up

Alternatives

To Find Something, To Gather Something

Word Type

transitive verb, godan verb

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 pick up so the verb vocab version is to pick something up.

Reading

ひろう

Explanation

The reading is the same as the one you learned with the kanji. Nicely done!

Context

Common Word Combinations

• 〜を拾う

  ノイズを拾う

  to pick up noise

  タクシーを拾う

  to get a taxi

  ごみを拾う

  to pick up trash

• 〜で拾う

  マイクで拾う

  to pick up with a microphone

  自分で拾う

  to pick up oneself

Context Sentences

海岸でゴミを拾うボランティアを一年間やりました。

I volunteered for a year to pick up trash on the beach.

さっき歩道で五百円玉を拾いました。

I just picked up a 500 yen coin on the sidewalk.

道端にソファを捨ててあったんだけど、まだ使えそうだったから、拾ってきたよ。

There was an abandoned sofa on the roadside and it looked still usable, so I picked it up.

Kanji Composition

1. 拾

   ひろ Pick Up