彼はボールを片手で取った。
He caught the ball with one hand.
godan verb (-ru), transitive verb
Used when taking something within reach and passing it to someone; common in requests such as 取ってください.
すみません、そこの醤油を取ってください。
Excuse me, please pass me the soy sauce there.
godan verb (-ru), transitive verb
get; obtain; win; receive; take leave
Covers obtaining a result, qualification, prize, score, pay, or permission, and also taking time off such as 休みを取る.
彼女は去年、運転免許を取った。
She got her driver's license last year.
試験で満点を取った。
I got a perfect score on the test.
来週、休みを取る予定です。
I plan to take time off next week.
godan verb (-ru), transitive verb
Used with methods, policies, measures, attitudes, or choices: 方針を取る, 手段を取る, 態度を取る.
会社は新しい方針を取った。
The company adopted a new policy.
政府は早急な対策を取る必要がある。
The government needs to take prompt measures.
godan verb (-ru), transitive verb
Means to remove something from a surface, place, body, or state; often used for dirt, stains, covers, accessories, and similar things.
靴についた泥を取った。
I removed the mud from my shoes.
部屋に入る前に帽子を取った。
I took off my hat before entering the room.
godan verb (-ru), transitive verb
Can mean taking something away from someone, including theft; 盗る is a more explicit spelling for 'steal', but this sense is under 取る.
電車の中で財布を取られた。
I had my wallet stolen on the train.
godan verb (-ru), transitive verb
eat; have a meal; take vitamins
Used for taking food, meals, medicine, vitamins, or nutrients into the body. For nutrients and medicine, 摂る is a common more specific spelling.
See also: 摂る
会議の前に昼食を取った。
I had lunch before the meeting.
運動中はこまめに水分を取ってください。
Please take fluids frequently while exercising.
godan verb (-ru), transitive verb
gather; pick; extract; catch; harvest
Used for collecting something from nature or extracting something from material, as in shellfish, mushrooms, fish, crops, or broth; other とる kanji such as 採る, 捕る, or 獲る may be more specific in some contexts.
昆布でだしを取る。
Make broth with kelp.
子どものころ、海で貝を取った。
When I was a child, I gathered shellfish at the sea.
godan verb (-ru), transitive verb
take up; occupy; spare; set aside
Used with time and space. It can mean occupying time or space, or deliberately making time for something.
このソファはかなり場所を取る。
This sofa takes up quite a lot of space.
少し時間を取って説明します。
I will take a little time to explain.
godan verb (-ru), transitive verb
reserve; secure; save; keep aside
Means to secure or keep something for later use or for someone else, especially seats, rooms, tickets, or a share of something.
友達の分の席を取っておいた。
I saved a seat for my friend.
godan verb (-ru), transitive verb
take as; interpret; understand; grasp
Used for how one takes or understands words, actions, jokes, or situations; often appears as XをYと取る or XをYに取る.
彼の発言を皮肉と取った人もいた。
Some people took his remark as sarcasm.
冗談を本気に取らないで。
Don't take the joke seriously.
godan verb (-ru), transitive verb
Common with メモ, ノート, 記録, and similar words, meaning to write information down or record it.
会議中に大事な点をメモに取った。
I took down the important points during the meeting.
授業ではきちんとノートを取ってください。
Please take proper notes in class.
godan verb (-ru), transitive verb
subscribe to; take; buy regularly
Especially common with newspapers and periodicals: 新聞を取る means to subscribe to or have a newspaper delivered regularly.
実家ではまだ新聞を取っている。
My parents' home still subscribes to a newspaper.
godan verb (-ru), transitive verb
order; have delivered
Used for ordering food or goods to be brought to you; 出前を取る is a very common collocation.
今夜はピザの出前を取ろう。
Let's order pizza delivery tonight.
godan verb (-ru), transitive verb
Used when a person, shop, organization, or authority takes money as a fee, fine, tax, or charge.
この店はキャンセル料を取る。
This shop charges a cancellation fee.
駐車違反で罰金を取られた。
I was fined for illegal parking.
godan verb (-ru), transitive verb
take on; adopt; accept into one's household or group
Used for accepting someone into a relationship, household, or training arrangement, as in 弟子を取る or 養子を取る. 妻を取る is understandable but old-fashioned in modern speech.
その職人は毎年一人だけ弟子を取る。
That craftsperson takes on only one apprentice each year.
彼らは親戚の子を養子に取った。
They adopted a relative's child.
godan verb (-ru), transitive verb
take control of; take the helm
Often appears in the fixed expression 舵を取る, literally 'take the rudder' and also figuratively 'steer' or lead a situation.
嵐の中、船長が自ら舵を取った。
In the storm, the captain took the helm himself.
新しい社長が改革の舵を取る。
The new president will steer the reforms.
godan verb (-ru), transitive verb
compete in; play
Collocational use for certain traditional contests and games, especially 相撲を取る and かるたを取る.
子どもたちが畳の上で相撲を取っている。
The children are wrestling sumo on the tatami.
正月に家族でかるたを取った。
We played karuta as a family at New Year's.