Vocabulary

What does 引取る (ひきとる, hikitoru) mean?

引取る (ひきとる, hikitoru) means to take in, take custody of; to leave, withdraw.

Quick facts
Reading	ひきとる
Romaji	hikitoru
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)	N1

引取るひきとる

N1 · estimated, JLPT frameworkhikitoru

to take in, take custody of; to leave, withdraw

Example sentences

祖母(そぼ)は孤児(こじ)を引取(ひきと)って育(そだ)てた。
My grandmother took in an orphan and raised the child.
客(きゃく)はお礼(れい)を言(い)って静(しず)かに引取(ひきと)った。
The guest said thank you and quietly left.