採る – Vocabulary details

採とる

Meanings

Verb (5-dan, る, transitive)

1. to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.); to take (a measure, course of action, etc.); to decide on

こちらが採とるべき手しゅ段だんはいくつかある。There are several measures that we should take.

2. to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather (e.g. mushrooms); to catch (e.g. insects)

あとで採とってきてあげる。I'll pick them for you later.

3. to extract (e.g. juice); to take (e.g. a sample)

ちなみにお料りょう理りで使つかう塩しおは、海うみから採とるんだよ。By the way, the salt used in cooking is extracted from the sea.

4. to assume (an attitude)

5. to take on (workers, students); to employ; to hire

6. to draw in (e.g. water); to let in (e.g. light from a window)

Kanji used

採

collect

Pitch accent

と

る

Conjugations...Used in: 1530

Used in vocabulary (3 in total)

決けつを採とる

to take a vote

採とるべき道みち

course of action

可か否ひを採とる

to take the ayes and noes

Examples (10 in total)

トムが花はなを採とったんだ。

Tom picked flowers.

あとで採とってきてあげる。

I'll pick them for you later.

私わたしは、みんなの分ぶんを採とっていくから。

I'll gather enough for everyone.

はい、必ひつ要ような分ぶんだけ採とっていきましょう。

Yes, let's take just as much as we need.

他ほかの方ほう法ほうを採とるべきだろうかと考かんがえた。

I wondered whether I should adopt another method.

まずは、自じ分ぶんで採とってくればいいじゃないか。

First of all, why don't you just pick them yourself?

こちらが採とるべき手しゅ段だんはいくつかある。

There are several measures that we should take.

他ほかにも採とる方ほう法ほうはいくつかあるんだけどね。

There are several other methods you could adopt, though.

何なんのキノコか分わからないんなら、採とらない方ほうがいいって。

If you don't know what kind of mushrooms they are, it's better to not pick them.

ちなみにお料りょう理りで使つかう塩しおは、海うみから採とるんだよ。

By the way, the salt used in cooking is extracted from the sea.

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Meanings

Kanji used

Pitch accent

Used in vocabulary (3 in total)

Examples (10 in total)