Vocabulary
What does 書き取る (かきとる, kakitoru) mean?
書き取る (かきとる, kakitoru) means to take dictation, to write down.
Quick facts| Reading | かきとる |
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| Romaji | kakitoru |
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| Part of speech | godan verb, transitive |
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| Level (estimated, JLPT framework) | N1 |
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N1 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonkakitoru
to take dictation, to write down
- 1godan verb · transitive to write down (what someone says); to take down dictation; to take notes (e.g. of a lecture)
- 2godan verb · transitive to copy out (a text)
Example sentences
先生の話を急いで書き取った。
I hurriedly wrote down what the teacher said.
テストでは音声を書き取る問題がある。
In the test, there's a question where you write down what you hear.
