取り入れる|とりいれるtoriireru[4]nakadaka (mid-high)

JLPT N2approx.Common
Definitions
  1. ichidan verb, transitive verbto take in; to gather in
    洗濯物せんたくものを中なかへ取り入とりいれて下ください。↗
    Please bring in the washing.
  2. ichidan verb, transitive verbto adopt (e.g. an idea); to accept (e.g. advice); to introduce (e.g. technology); to borrow (e.g. a word)also written as 採り入れる
    私達わたしたちはいつも彼かれの忠告ちゅうこくを取り入とりいれるというわけではない。↗
    We do not always take his advice.
  3. ichidan verb, transitive verbto harvest; to reap; to gather inocc. written as 穫り入れる
Conjugation
Dictionary form取り入れる(とりいれる)
Polite (masu)取り入れます(とりいれます)
Negative (nai)取り入れない(とりいれない)
polite (masen)取り入れません(とりいれません)
classical zu / nu取り入れず・取り入れぬ(とりいれず・とりいれぬ)
Past (ta)取り入れた(とりいれた)
polite (mashita)取り入れました(とりいれました)
Past negative (nakatta)取り入れなかった(とりいれなかった)
polite (masen deshita)取り入れませんでした(とりいれませんでした)
Te form取り入れて(とりいれて)
Potential取り入れられる(とりいれられる)
Passive取り入れられる(とりいれられる)
Causative取り入れさせる(とりいれさせる)
Causative passive取り入れさせられる(とりいれさせられる)
Conditional (ba)取り入れれば(とりいれれば)
tara取り入れたら(とりいれたら)
Volitional取り入れよう(とりいれよう)
polite (mashou)取り入れましょう(とりいれましょう)
Imperative取り入れろ(とりいれろ)

Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym受け入れるうけいれるNeutralFor accepting or agreeing to something offered, as in 「要求を受け入れる」; the emphasis is on consent, while 「取り入れる」 stresses adopting and absorbing what is good.
  • Synonym取り込むとりこむNeutralMeans bringing things in or taking them on, as in 「洗濯物を取り込む」 or 「データを取り込む」.
  • Synonym吸い込むすいこむNeutralMeans inhaling or sucking in, as in 「空気を吸い込む」; the emphasis is on the sucking itself.
  • Synonym採るとるNeutralMeans adopting a method or opinion (「意見を採る」) and also picking or gathering things (「きのこを採る」).
  • Synonym摂取せっしゅNeutralMeans taking in nutrients or absorbing culture, as in 「栄養を摂取する」; a noun or suru-noun rather than a plain verb.
  • Synonym吸収きゅうしゅうNeutralAbsorption, physical or mental: 「水分を吸収する」, 「知識を吸収する」; a noun (or suru-noun) rather than a verb like the headword.
  • Synonym刈り取るかりとるNeutralMeans cutting crops or weeds at the base, as in 「稲を刈り取る」; harvesting by cutting.
  • Synonym刈り入れかりいれNeutralA noun for the rice or wheat harvest, as in 「稲の刈り入れ」; farm usage.
  • Synonym組み込むくみこむNeutralMeans building something into a plan or system, as in 「予定に組み込む」; the stress is on fitting it into a whole.
  • Synonym組み入れるくみいれるWrittenWritten-style word for adding something into a larger whole, as in 「予算に組み入れる」; more formal than 「組み込む」.
  • Synonym刈り入れるかりいれるNeutralHarvesting crops from fields; an agricultural term, much narrower than the headword.
  • Synonym吸い入れるすいいれるWrittenWritten/formal word for sucking or breathing in; rare in daily use, so say 「吸い込む」 instead.
  • Related飲み込むのみこむNeutralMeans swallowing food, and figuratively grasping something, as in 「要領を飲み込む」.
  • Related吸い取るすいとるNeutralMeans sucking or absorbing something off, as in 「汚れを吸い取る」; can also mean squeezing money from someone.
  • Related取り上げるとりあげるNeutralMeans picking something up, adopting a proposal (「提案を取り上げる」) or taking up a topic in the media.
  • Related導入どうにゅうWrittenFormal word for introducing equipment or systems, as in 「新システムを導入する」; the headword is more everyday.
  • Related持ち込むもちこむNeutralMeans bringing something in or presenting a problem or proposal to someone, as in 「問題を持ち込む」.
  • Related収穫しゅうかくNeutralA noun meaning the harvest, also figuratively a gain or result, as in 「大きな収穫」.
  • Related摘み取るつみとるNeutralMeans plucking or picking off, and figuratively nipping something in the bud, as in 「才能の芽を摘み取る」.
  • Related同化どうかNeutralAssimilation and absorption: becoming like what surrounds you, as in 「異文化に同化する」, or absorbing and digesting something.
  • Related採用さいようNeutralMeans adopting a plan or method and also recruiting or hiring staff, as in 「新卒採用」.
  • Related採択さいたくNeutralFormal adoption of a motion or proposal by a deliberative body, as in 「決議を採択する」; much narrower than the headword.
  • Related用いるもちいるWrittenWritten-style word for simply using something, as in 「辞書を用いる」; the headword stresses taking something in from outside.
  • Related吸い上げるすいあげるNeutralMeans sucking or pumping up, and figuratively gathering opinions from the field, as in 「現場の声を吸い上げる」.
  • Antonym排除するNeutralAntonym: to exclude or remove; the opposite of taking things in.
  • Antonym拒否するNeutralAntonym: to reject or veto; the opposite of the headword's adopting sense.

Use 「取り入れる」 for taking in things from outside or adopting good practices, as in 「意見を取り入れる」, and for bringing in laundry (「洗濯物を取り入れる」). For accepting a request say 「受け入れる」, for introducing systems or equipment 「導入」, for formal adoption 「採用」. Harvesting is 「刈り入れる」/「刈り取る」, inhaling is 「吸い込む」, and the opposite of taking in is 「排除する」.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

Japanese definitions
  1. 外そとのものを取り込とりこむ。
  2. 他ほかのよいところを採用さいようする。
  3. 農作物のうさくもつを収穫しゅうかくする。
  4. 死霊しりょうが人ひとの心こころや体からだを引き入ひきいれて苦くるしめる。
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