Word Meaning

とり tori

取 is read as とり (tori) and means active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration).

Meaning

English

  1. active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration)
  2. emphatic or formal prefix
  3. last performer of the day (usu. the star performer)
  4. last performance of the day
  5. taking
  6. taker
  7. collecting
  8. collector

Reading

Kana

とり

Romaji

tori

Writing Variants

  • 取り とり tori

Stroke Sequence

1 Characters • 8 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Antonyms Rank 48664 Priority H

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

取り調べ

とりしらべ

investigation (e.g. by police or prosecutors)

取り消し

とりけし

cancellation

取り上げる

とりあげる

to collect (taxes)

取引

とりひき

transactions

取っ手

とって

handle

取る

とる

to compete (in sumo, cards, etc.)

取得

しゅとく

obtaining (a qualification, right, object, etc.)

取り消す

とりけす

to cancel

取り込む

とりこむ

to capture (e.g. image)

取り分け

とりわけ

especially

Example Sentences

10

そのほんをたなからとってください。

Please take that book from the shelf.

はははえきまでわたしをくるまでとりにきてくれた。

My mother came to pick me up at the station by car.

だいじなはなしだから、めもをとったほうがいい。

Since this is important, you should take notes.

かれはてすとでひゃくてんをとった。

He got a perfect score on the test.

しゃつのしみはあらってもとれなかった。

The stain on the shirt did not come off even after washing.

やすみをとって、かぞくとりょこうした。

I took some time off and traveled with my family.

そこにあるしおをとってくれる?

Could you pass me the salt over there?

あにはきょねん、きょういんめんきょをとった。

My older brother got his teaching license last year.

かれはひつようなじょうほうだけをとって、あとはすてた。

He took only the information he needed and threw the rest away.

Write it down!