Word Meaning 拾う
ひろう
hirou
拾う is read as ひろう (hirou) and means to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped).
Meaning
English
- to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped)
- to pick up (a signal, sound, interference, etc.)
- to pick up (someone in a car)
- to (just manage to) return (the ball)
- to return (a difficult shot)
- to flag down (a taxi)
- to hail
- to pick up
Reading
Kana
ひろう
Romaji
hirou
Stroke Sequence
2 Characters • 11 Total StrokesStudy Signals and Categories
Related Vocabulary
Max. 12Example Sentences
6トムを拾うつもりだ。
I'm going to pick Tom up.
タクシーを拾うのに苦労した。
I had trouble getting a taxi.
タクシーを拾うのに少々苦労した。
I had a little difficulty in getting a taxi.
タクシーを拾うよりバスで行ったほうが経済的だ。
It's more economical to go by bus instead of taking a taxi.
捨てる神あれば拾う神あり。やっと採用試験に合格したよ。
When one lucky spirit abandons you another picks you up. I just passed an exam for a job.
凍っていない水の中で、あるいは産卵期中に、魚を釣り、好んで死んでいる魚を拾う。
It catches fish in ice-holes or during spawning time and readily picks up dead fish.