採る

What does 採る mean?

採る is a Japanese verb meaning “to adopt (measure, proposal); to pick (fruit)” in English. It can also be translated as “to pick (e.g. flowers), to extract (e.g. juice), to assume (an attitude)” depending on context. It is written as 採る in kanji, とる in hiragana, and toru in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N2 vocabulary.

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