取

音読おんよみ: シュ

訓読くんよみ:

画数かくすう: 8 strokes

部首ぶしゅ: 又(また)

Meaning

Take / Fetch / Get / Grab / Pick Up

  • 取材しゅざい — news gathering / interview
  • 取得しゅとく — acquisition
  • 取扱とりあつかい — handling / dealing with
  • 取引とりひき — transaction / business deal
  • み — effort / initiative
  • す — cancel / revoke

The kanji combines the elements for “ear” and “hand,” representing the act of grabbing or taking something. Historically, it referred to cutting off an enemy’s ear as a trophy — hence, the broader meaning of “to take, to seize.”

きっぷをってきます。
I’ll go get the ticket.

その取引とりひき成功せいこうした。
That business deal was a success.

得
Creates
取得しゅとく — acquisition
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