とる・摂るtoru[1]atamadaka (head-high)

1. godan verb, transitive verbto have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
   軽かるい昼食ちゅうしょくをとりました。↗

   I had a light lunch.

• Synonym摂取せっしゅWrittenA written, fairly formal noun for taking in nourishment, as in 「栄養摂取」.
• Synonym摂するWrittenA Sino-Japanese verb for taking food or nourishment into the body; written and old-fashioned, not used in everyday speech.
• Related取り入れるとりいれるNeutralCovers adopting or introducing things, e.g. 「意見を取り入れる」; its range is broad and not restricted to food or drink.
• Antonym排出するNeutralMeans to discharge or expel, as in 「老廃物を排出する」; the opposite of 「摂る」, which takes things into the body.

Use 「摂る」 for taking in nourishment or having meals, as in 「栄養を摂る」「食事を摂る」; ordinary taking is 「取る」, and the formal noun is 「摂取」.

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1. 食事しょくじや栄養えいようを体からだに入いれる。