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    3. 書き取る

    書き取る

    書かき​取とる​

    to write down (what someone says)

    N1KMT7CoreVerb, TransitiveEducationKanji Vocab23 strokes

    書取る

    かきとる

    Verb, Transitive

    1.
    to write down (what someone says), to take down dictation, to take notes (e.g. of a lecture)
    2.
    to copy out (a text)

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    先せん生せいの言こと葉ばをノートに書かき取とった。

    I wrote down the teacher's words in my notebook.

    KMT5Education
    講こう演えんの内ない容ようを正せい確かくに書かき取とるのは難むずかしい。

    It's difficult to accurately transcribe the content of a lecture.

    KMT7Education
    語ご学がく学がく習しゅうのため、映えい画がのセリフを何なん度ども書かき取とって練れん習しゅうした。

    For language learning, I practiced by transcribing movie lines many times.

    KMT7EducationMusic & Entertainment
    警けい察さつ官かんは目もく撃げき者しゃの証しょう言げんを詳しょう細さいに書かき取とった。

    The police officer meticulously wrote down the witness's testimony.

    KMT7Politics & LawEducation
    彼かれは速そっ記き術じゅつを習しゅう得とくし、会かい議ぎでの発はつ言げんをすべて書かき取とることができた。

    He mastered shorthand and was able to transcribe all remarks made at the meeting.

    KMT8EducationWork & Career

    Characters that make up this word

    書
    か.く・-が.き・-がき…(2)
    write
    Kanji
    取
    と.る・と.り・と.り-・とり・-ど.り…(2)
    take・fetch・take up
    Kanji
    き
    ki
    Kana
    る
    ru
    Kana
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