Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 取れる(とれる) in Japanese

取れる
JLPT 3
Kana Reading
とれる
Romaji
toreru
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    Ichidan verb, intransitive verb, transitive verb
    Meaning
    to come off; to be removed
    Example sentence
    薬を飲み始めると、すぐに痛みなどの症状はとれてきますが、すぐに潰瘍がなおるわけではありません。 When you start taking medicine it begins working on symptoms, like pain, right away, but that doesn't mean that the ulcer heals right away.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    (of pain, a fever, etc.) to disappear
    Example sentence
    鋳物が金型からすっぽりとれた。 The casting came cleanly out of its mold.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to be caught; to be harvested
    Example sentence
    落ちなければ今年中に運転免許が取れます。 If I don't fail, I will get my driving license before New Year.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to be interpreted (as); to be taken as
    Example sentence
    野球をしていた時、ボタンが取れた。 A button came off when I was playing baseball.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    (of balance, etc.) to be attained
    Example sentence
    目に虫が入って取れません。 I got a bug in my eye and I can't get it out.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to be obtainable
    Example sentence
    父は表紙の取れた古い辞書を使っています。 My father uses an old dictionary whose cover has come off.

Examples of 取れる, とれる in a sentence

Verb Conjugations

Non-Past

Plain
取れる
Plain Polite
取れます
Negative
取れない
Negative Polite
取れません

Past

Plain
取れた
Plain Polite
取れました
Negative
取れなかった
Negative Polite
取れませんでした

Te

Plain
取れて
Plain Polite
取れまして
Negative
--
Negative Polite
--

Passive

Plain
取れられる
Plain Polite
取れられます
Negative
取れられない
Negative Polite
取れられません
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Kanji in this word

取 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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