取り入れる|とりいれるtoriireru[4]nakadaka (mid-high)
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- ichidan verb, transitive verbto take in; to gather in
- 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
- 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.
- 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


