採る|とるtoru[1]atamadaka (head-high)
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Definitions
- godan verb, transitive verbto adopt (a method, proposal, etc.); to take (a measure, course of action, etc.); to decide on
- godan verb, transitive verbto pick (e.g. flowers); to gather (e.g. mushrooms); to catch (e.g. insects)
- godan verb, transitive verbto extract (e.g. juice); to take (e.g. a sample)
- godan verb, transitive verbto assume (an attitude)
- godan verb, transitive verbto take on (workers, students); to employ; to hire
- godan verb, transitive verbto draw in (e.g. water); to let in (e.g. light from a window)
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 採る（とる） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 採ります（とります） |
| Negative (nai) | 採らない（とらない） |
| polite (masen) | 採りません（とりません） |
| classical zu / nu | 採らず・採らぬ（とらず・とらぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 採った（とった） |
| polite (mashita) | 採りました（とりました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 採らなかった（とらなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 採りませんでした（とりませんでした） |
| Te form | 採って（とって） |
| Potential | 採れる（とれる） |
| Passive | 採られる（とられる） |
| Causative | 採らせる（とらせる） |
| Causative passive | 採らせられる・採らされる（とらせられる・とらされる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 採れば（とれば） |
| tara | 採ったら（とったら） |
| Volitional | 採ろう（とろう） |
| polite (mashou) | 採りましょう（とりましょう） |
| Imperative | 採れ（とれ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym採用さいようNeutralA noun for adopting an opinion or method or for hiring staff (「新卒採用」), leaning formal; 「採る」 is a verb that also covers picking flowers or gathering mushrooms.
- Synonym採択さいたくNeutralAdoption formally passed by a parliament, assembly or other body, as in 「決議を採択する」.
- Synonym導入どうにゅうNeutralBringing in new equipment or systems from outside, as in 「新技術を導入する」.
- Synonym用いるもちいるWrittenWritten, formal prose for using something as a means, as in 「辞書を用いる」.
- Synonym取り入れるとりいれるNeutralTo take in and absorb something good, such as opinions or ideas, as in 「意見を取り入れる」.
- Related取り上げるとりあげるNeutralTo pick something up, or to take up a proposal or topic and adopt or report on it, as in 「提案を取り上げる」.
- Related採納さいのうFormalA formal term for adopting or accepting a suggestion; rarely used.
- RelatedピックアップNeutralA loanword for picking something out or for picking someone up by car, as in 「駅でピックアップ」.
- Antonym捨てるすてるNeutralTo throw away or discard; the opposite of 「採る」 in its senses of gathering and selecting.
- Antonym除くのぞくNeutralTo remove or leave out; it contrasts with 「採る」 over what to keep versus drop, but does not match its sense of adopting.
Use 「採る」 for adopting a method or opinion, for picking or gathering things, and for hiring (「決を採る」, 「きのこを採る」). Say 「採用」 for formal adoption or hiring, 「採択」 for a measure passed by an assembly, 「導入」 for bringing in new equipment, and 「取り入れる」 for absorbing what is good. The opposite is 「捨てる」.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
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