取 Kanji – take
The Japanese kanji 取 can mean take, fetch, take up.
Meaning and Readings
How is 取 read?
取 has the onyomi reading シュ and the kunyomi readings とる, とり, とり-, とり, -どり.
In romaji, these readings can be written as shu, toru, tori, dori.
Common Japanese Words Using 取
These common Japanese words contain 取. Select linked kanji to explore their meanings and readings.
- に取って（にとって） — to, for, from the standpoint of, as far as ... is concerned
- やり取り（やりとり） — giving and taking, exchange (of letters), arguing back and forth, (conversational) exchange
- 引き取る（ひきとる） — to take into one's possession, to receive, to accept, to collect, to claim
- 横取り（よこどり） — snatching, stealing, seizure, usurpation
- 刈り取る（かりとる） — to mow, to reap, to harvest
- 感じ取る（かんじとる） — to perceive, to sense, to take in, to grasp, to feel
- 間取り（まどり） — layout (of a house or apartment), arrangement of rooms
- 気取る（きどる） — to be affected, to put on airs
- 汲み取る（くみとる） — to draw (water), to scoop up, to dip up, to pump out
- 詐取（さしゅ） — defrauding, swindle