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    3. 元を取る

    元を取る

    元もとを​取とる​

    to recover a cost

    NTVerbBusiness & FinanceKanji Vocab16 strokes

    元をとる

    もとをとる

    Verb

    1.
    to recover a cost, to recover an expense, to get a return on one's investment, to get one's money's worth

    Stroke 0 / 16

    Speed1.0x

    Characters that make up this word

    元
    もと…(7)
    beginning・former time・origin
    Kanji
    取
    と.る・と.り・と.り-・とり・-ど.り…(2)
    take・fetch・take up
    Kanji
    を
    wo
    Kana
    る
    ru
    Kana
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