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    3. 引き取る

    引き取る

    引ひき​取とる​

    to take into one's possession

    N1KMT7News #19+1CoreVerb, TransitiveDaily LifeKanji Vocab17 strokes

    引取る引きとる

    ひきとる

    Verb, Transitive

    1.
    to take into one's possession, to receive, to accept, to collect, to claim
    2.
    to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet), to take custody of, to adopt
    3.
    to leave, to go away, to withdraw, to get out

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    彼かれはその犬いぬを引ひき取とった。

    He took in that dog.

    KMT5Daily LifeAnimals
    病びょう院いんから退たい院いんした母ははを家いえに引ひき取とることになった。

    It was decided that I would take my mother, who was discharged from the hospital, into my home.

    KMT7Daily LifeFamily & RelationshipsMedicine & Health
    注ちゅう文もんした本ほんを書しょ店てんに引ひき取とりに行いった。

    I went to the bookstore to pick up the books I ordered.

    KMT7Daily LifeLiterature
    彼かの女じょは亡なくなった友ゆう人じんの子こ供どもを引ひき取とり、育そだてている。

    She took in and is raising her deceased friend's child.

    KMT7Daily LifeFamily & Relationships
    彼かれは会かい議ぎの途と中ちゅうで急きゅう用ようができ、席せきを立たつと「失しつ礼れいします」と言いって引ひき取とった。

    He had an urgent matter during the meeting, stood up, said "Excuse me," and left.

    KMT8Daily LifeWork & Career

    Characters that make up this word

    引
    ひ.く・ひ.ける…(5)
    pull・tug・jerk・admit・install…(2)
    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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