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取

シュ・とる

Take, get

Strokes
8
Radical
又
音読み
シュ
訓読み
と.る

Meaning

Take, get · tomar, coger

Readings

  • On (音読み): シュ
  • Kun (訓読み): と.る

Example words

  • 取る(とる)— to take; get
  • 受け取る(うけとる)— to receive
  • 取り消す(とりけす)— to cancel

Structure

Radical 又 (また · Again, right hand) · 8 strokes · school grade 3

Watch out

Ear (耳) + hand (又): warriors took enemies' ears. Spanish tomar is much wider: tomar café → 飲む, tomar el tren → 乗る, tomar una foto → 撮る (also とる). 取る is for physically taking or getting: 塩を取って (pass the salt), 休みを取る.

Common mistakes

  • Ear (耳) + hand (又): warriors took enemies' ears. Spanish tomar is much wider: tomar café → 飲む, tomar el tren → 乗る, tomar una foto → 撮る (also とる). 取る is for physically taking or getting: 塩を取って (pass the salt), 休みを取る.

Examples

取るとる

to take; get

受け取るうけとる

to receive

取り消すとりけす

to cancel

Components

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Radicals & components 又またAgain, right hand radical (部首)

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