Word Meaning 採る

とる toru

採る is read as とる (toru) and means to assume (an attitude).

Meaning

English

  1. to assume (an attitude)
  2. to draw in (e.g. water)
  3. to let in (e.g. light from a window)
  4. to extract (e.g. juice)
  5. to take (e.g. a sample)
  6. to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
  7. to take (a measure, course of action, etc.)
  8. to decide on

Reading

Kana

とる

Romaji

toru

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 12 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 5 Kanken 6級 Rank 7483 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

採用

さいよう

use

採決

さいけつ

vote

採算

さいさん

profit

採点

さいてん

marking

採取

さいしゅ

extraction

採集

さいしゅう

collecting

採録

さいろく

recording

採炭

さいたん

coal mining

採掘

さいくつ

mining

採石

さいせき

quarrying

採血

さいけつ

drawing blood

採光

さいこう

lighting

Example Sentences

1

やまでさんさいをとる。

I gather wild vegetables in the mountains.