| Kanji | Hiragana |
|---|---|
| 取る | とる |
Pronunciation: toru
How to Say It Outloud: toh-roo
Usage: To take or to pick up something
Example Sentence Japanese:
本を取る。
本を取る。Example Sentence English:Take the book.
Take the book.| Kanji | Hiragana |
|---|---|
| 撮る | とる |
Pronunciation: toru
How to Say It Outloud: toh-roo
Usage: To take a picture or photograph
Example Sentence Japanese:写真を撮る。
写真を撮る。Example Sentence English:Take a photo.
Take a photo.| Kanji | Hiragana |
|---|---|
| 受け取る | うけとる |
Pronunciation: uketoru
How to Say It Outloud: oo-keh-toh-roo
Usage: To receive or to accept something
Example Sentence Japanese:手紙を受け取る。
手紙を受け取る。Example Sentence English:Receive a letter.
Receive a letter.| Kanji | Hiragana |
|---|---|
| 持って行く | もっていく |
Pronunciation: motteiku
How to Say It Outloud: moh-teh-ee-koo
Usage: To take something to a place
Example Sentence Japanese:傘を持って行く。
傘を持って行く。Example Sentence English:Take an umbrella.
Take an umbrella.| Kanji | Hiragana |
|---|---|
| 取って | とって |
Pronunciation: totte
How to Say It Outloud: toh-tteh
Usage: Casual imperative form of 取る (toru), used to command someone to take something
Example Sentence Japanese:ペンを取って。
ペンを取って。Example Sentence English:Take the pen.
Take the pen.Dictionary
竹たけCommon wordjlpt-n2
Noun- bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae)
- middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
- Bamboo
たけCommon wordjlpt-n1
Noun- height; stature
- length (esp. of clothing)
- all (one has); everything
- magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
岳たけCommon word
NounNoun, used as a suffix
- (high) mountain; Mount; Mt.
- mountain peak
他家たけ
Noun- another family; another house
キノコきのこCommon word
Noun- mushroom
- Mushroom
闌たけなわ
NounNa-adjective (keiyodoshi)
- height (of summer, party, etc.); (in) full swing
竹籠たけかご
Noun- bamboo basket
長けるたける
Ichidan verbIntransitive verb
- to excel at; to be proficient at
Intransitive verb
- to grow old
Intransitive verb
- to ripen
Intransitive verb
- to rise high (e.g. of the sun)
キノコ狩りきのこがり
Noun- mushrooming; mushroom picking; mushroom gathering
竹林ちくりん
Noun- bamboo thicket; bamboo grove
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