拾う|ひろうhirou[0]heiban (flat)
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Definitions
- godan verb, transitive verbto pick up; to gather
- godan verb, transitive verbto find (and pick up; something someone has dropped)
- godan verb, transitive verbto select; to choose; to pick out
- godan verb, transitive verbto get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.); to snatch (an unexpected victory); to pull off
- godan verb, transitive verbto pick up (someone; in a car, etc.)
- godan verb, transitive verbto flag down (a taxi); to hail
- godan verb, transitive verbto pick up (a signal, sound, interference, etc.)
- godan verb, transitive verbto (just manage to) return (the ball); to return (a difficult shot)
- godan verb, transitive verbto take on (someone in adverse circumstances); to employ; to give a job; to take in
- godan verb, transitive verbto walk; to go on foot
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 拾う（ひろう） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 拾います（ひろいます） |
| Negative (nai) | 拾わない（ひろわない） |
| polite (masen) | 拾いません（ひろいません） |
| classical zu / nu | 拾わず・拾わぬ（ひろわず・ひろわぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 拾った（ひろった） |
| polite (mashita) | 拾いました（ひろいました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 拾わなかった（ひろわなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 拾いませんでした（ひろいませんでした） |
| Te form | 拾って（ひろって） |
| Potential | 拾える（ひろえる） |
| Passive | 拾われる（ひろわれる） |
| Causative | 拾わせる（ひろわせる） |
| Causative passive | 拾わせられる・拾わされる（ひろわせられる・ひろわされる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 拾えば（ひろえば） |
| tara | 拾ったら（ひろったら） |
| Volitional | 拾おう（ひろおう） |
| polite (mashou) | 拾いましょう（ひろいましょう） |
| Imperative | 拾え（ひろえ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym拾得しゅうとくWrittenWritten/formal prose: finding lost property, as in 「拾得物」; used mostly by police and in legal contexts.
- Synonym拾い上げるひろいあげるNeutralNeutral: picking something up off the ground, or singling one thing out from many, as in 「意見を拾い上げる」.
- SynonymピックアップCasualColloquial loanword for choosing or selecting, or for picking someone up by car, as in 「駅でピックアップする」; the focus is on selection and giving rides.
- Relatedかき集めるかきあつめるCasualColloquial: raking or scraping scattered things together into one place, as in 「落ち葉をかき集める」.
- Antonym捨てるすてるNeutralNeutral antonym of 「拾う」: to throw something away, as in 「ごみを捨てる」.
- Antonym落とすおとすNeutralNeutral antonym of 「拾う」: to drop or lose something, as in 「財布を落とす」.
Default to 「拾う」 for picking things up. 「拾い上げる」 stresses lifting up or singling out; 「拾得」 is formal for lost property; 「ピックアップ」 covers selecting and giving rides; 「かき集める」 means gathering scattered things. Opposites: 「捨てる」 (throw away), 「落とす」 (drop/lose).
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
Japanese definitions
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