Godan verb, transitive verb

  1. to take, to pick up, to grab, to catch.
  2. to pass, to hand, to give.
  3. to get, to obtain, to acquire, to win, to receive, to earn, to take (e.g. a vacation).
  4. to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.), to take (a measure, attitude, etc.), to choose.
  5. to remove, to get rid of, to take off.
  6. to take away, to steal, to rob.
  7. to eat, to have (e.g. lunch), to take (e.g. vitamins).
  8. to pick (e.g. flowers), to gather, to extract (e.g. juice), to catch (e.g. fish).
  9. to take up (time, space), to occupy, to spare, to set aside.
  10. to secure, to reserve, to save, to put aside, to keep.
  11. to take (e.g. a joke), to interpret, to understand, to make out, to grasp.
  12. to record, to take down.
  13. to subscribe to (e.g. a newspaper), to take, to buy, to get.
  14. to order, to have delivered.
  15. to charge, to fine, to take (tax).
  16. to take (e.g. a wife), to take on (e.g. an apprentice), to adopt, to accept.
  17. to compete (in sumo, cards, etc.), to play.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
取る とる

Contained Kanji Breakdown

take, fetch, take up
と.る シュ とり (3rd, N3)
ear
みみ ジ がみ (1st, N3)
or again, furthermore, on the other hand
また ユウ やす (8th, N1)