What does the kanji 取 mean?

Memory hook

The hand (又) reaching for the ear (耳) to take it — TAKE, SEIZE.

Main radical

Built from

• 耳ear 6 strokes
• 又right hand 2 strokes

Stroke order · 8 strokes

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Common words

• 取るとるto take, to pick up
• 取材しゅざいnews gathering, reporting; interview
• 書取かきとりdictation, copying
• 受け取るうけとるto receive, to accept
• 聞き取りききとりlistening comprehension; gathering opinions
• 取り替えるとりかえるto exchange, to replace

More words with this kanji

• 取れるとれるto come off; to be obtainable
• 取り上げるとりあげるto pick up; to bring up (a topic); to confiscate
• やり取りやりとりexchange, give and take (letters, conversation)
• 取り出すとりだすto take out, to extract
• 取り消すとりけすto cancel, to retract
• 取り入れるとりいれるto adopt, to incorporate; to harvest
• 受取うけとりreceipt (of something); receipt (document)
• 取引とりひきtransaction, trade
• 日取りひどりappointed date, chosen day
• 乗っ取るのっとるto hijack, take over; to seize control
• 取り巻くとりまくto surround; to flatter, hang around someone
• 取り戻すとりもどすto get back, regain, recover
• 取り扱うとりあつかうto handle, operate; to deal in, treat
• 取り次ぐとりつぐto relay a message, put through (a call); to act as intermediary
• 取り組むとりくむto tackle, grapple with; to compete against
• 取り除くとりのぞくto remove, eliminate
• 書き取るかきとるto take dictation, to write down
• 取り寄せるとりよせるto order and have delivered; to pull closer
• 取り締まるとりしまるto control, supervise; to crack down on
• 取扱とりあつかいhandling, use; management
• 下取りしたどりtrade-in
• 取締りとりしまりsupervision, control; crackdown
• 塵取りちりとりdustpan
• 引取るひきとるto take in, take custody of; to leave, withdraw