Kanji read とる

5 jōyō kanji take the reading とる. Compare how their meanings differ.

• 取る

  とる。

  take, fetch, take up

  8 strokes

• 捕る

  つかまえる。

  catch, capture

  10 strokes

• 採る

  pick, take, fetch, take up

  11 strokes

• 執る

  とる、まもる、もつ、ふさぐ、はからう、さばく、とらえる。 とも、同志。 むすぶ。

  tenacious, take hold, grasp, take to heart

  11 strokes

• 撮る

  snapshot, take pictures

  15 strokes

infoOnly readings listed in the jōyō kanji table are included. Adding readings outside the table would bury the distinctions that matter in everyday writing.