Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 引き取る(ひきとる) in Japanese

引き取る, 引取る, 引きとる
JLPT 1
Kana Reading
ひきとる
Romaji
hikitoru
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    Godan verb with `ru' ending, transitive verb
    Meaning
    to take over; to take back; to collect; to claim
    Example sentence
    戦災孤児ひきとって養女として育てています He adopted a war orphan and is bringing her up as a foster daughter.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to take charge of; to take custody of; to look after; to take care of; to adopt
    Example sentence
    問題子供引き取りだった But custody of the children was a problem.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to retire to a private place; to withdraw; to get out
    Example sentence
    旦那子供引き取り望んでいた Her husband also wanted custody of the children.

Examples of 引き取る, 引取る, 引きとる, ひきとる in a sentence


Verb Conjugations

Non-Past

Plain
引き取る
Plain Polite
引き取ります
Negative
引き取らない
Negative Polite
引き取りません

Past

Plain
引き取った
Plain Polite
引き取りました
Negative
引き取らなかった
Negative Polite
引き取りませんでした

Te

Plain
引き取って
Plain Polite
引き取りまして
Negative
--
Negative Polite
--

Passive

Plain
引き取られる
Plain Polite
引き取られます
Negative
引き取られない
Negative Polite
引き取られません
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Kanji in this word

JLPT 4

4 strokes

pull, tug, jerk, admit, install, quote, refer to

On'Yomi: イン

Kun'Yomi: ひ.く, ひ.き, ひ.き-, -び.き, ひ.ける

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JLPT 3

8 strokes

take, fetch, take up

On'Yomi: シュ

Kun'Yomi: と.る, と.り, と.り-, とり, -ど.り

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