Kanji 取: "take, fetch, take up"

Stroke order

Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.

Readings

In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.

At a glance

Common words with 取

The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.

• に取とってto; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
• 取とるto take; to pick up; to grab; to catch · to pass; to hand; to give
• 取とりあえずfirst of all; at once; right away · for now; for the time being; tentatively
• 受うけ取とるto receive; to get; to accept · to take (someone's words or behaviour); to interpret; to understand
• 取とれるto come off (of a button, handle, lid, etc.) · to go away (of a fever, pain, swelling, etc.); to disappear; to come out (of a stain); to come off (e.g. of dust)
• 取とり出だすto take out; to produce; to pick out · to fetch; to retrieve
• 取とり戻もどすto take back; to get back; to regain; to recover
• 取とり上あげるto pick up · to adopt (a proposal); to take up (a topic); to accept; to listen to
• 手てに取とるto take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
• やり取とりgiving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
• 足あし取どりgait; walk; stride; pace · trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail; movements
• 感かんじ取とるto perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp

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