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取 — 8 strokes ／ Radical「又」

道
8Elementary year 3 ／ 8 strokes ／ Radical「又」
On
シュしゅ · shu
Kun
と(る)to(ru)
Meaning
take, get

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

A hand (又) grabbing an ear (耳). Long ago people took ears as proof in battle, so it means 'to take'.

OFFICIAL READINGS

Readings and examples

Onシュしゅshu取捨しゅしゃ取材しゅざい聴取ちょうしゅ
Kunとるtoru取るとる

Compare: 採る・執る・捕る

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 取材しゅざい

    news gathering

  • 受け取るうけとる

    to receive

More words with this kanji

  • 取捨しゅしゃ
  • 取扱とりあつかい
  • 取締とりしまり
  • 摂取せっしゅ
  • 窃取せっしゅ
  • 梶取りかじとり

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

本(ほん)を 手(て)に 取(と)ります。

I take the book in my hand.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

受け取る取材取受receiv…材materi…反opposi…又furthe…叉fork友friend収to tak…主master守protec…酒alcoho…手hand朱vermil…
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Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)

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