Godan verb, transitive verb

  1. to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.), to take (a measure, course of action, etc.), to decide on.
  2. to pick (e.g. flowers), to gather (e.g. mushrooms), to catch (e.g. insects).
  3. to extract (e.g. juice), to take (e.g. a sample).
  4. to assume (an attitude).
  5. to take on (workers, students), to employ, to hire.
  6. to draw in (e.g. water), to let in (e.g. light from a window).

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
採る とる

Contained Kanji Breakdown

pick, take, fetch
サイ と.る (5th, N2)
hand, hand radical (no. 64)
シュ
dice, form, appearance
サイ と.る いろどり (11th, N1)
paw radical
tree, wood
き モク こ- (1st, N5)