# 取 — take

取 means “take”. It is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 8 strokes. On'yomi: シュ (shu). Kun'yomi: とり (tori), と(る) (toru). You'll see it in words such as 取る (toru, “to take; to pick up”).

- Meaning: take
- On'yomi: シュ (shu)
- Kun'yomi: とり (tori), と(る) (toru)
- Strokes: 8
- Level: JLPT N3 · set Hands at work 1

## How to remember 取

A hand (又) pulling an ear (耳): take.

Parts: 耳 ear · 又 hand; again

## Words with 取

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 取る | とる (toru) | to take; to pick up |
| 取れる | とれる (toreru) | to come off |

## Don't confuse it with

[耳](https://moji.ninja/n5-kanji/ear/) · [目](https://moji.ninja/n5-kanji/eye/) · [自](https://moji.ninja/n4-kanji/self/)

## More in the “Hands at work 1” set

[取](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/take/) · [受](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/receive/) · [投](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/throw/) · [打](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/strike/) · [置](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/put/) · [放](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/release/) · [与](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/give/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/take/. Last updated 2026-11-01.