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取 means 'take'

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Strokes : 8    Frequency: 98   JLPT: N3    Usefulness: 3    Study set: 3-1    Grade: 3   Intermediate lesson: 8    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 252 words   Used in 826 words   Used in 553 names   Component in 30 kanji (3 Jōyō)
Jōyō (常用)
On
   シュ
Kun
   to take
Kun    とり   と   とり-   -ど
Name    どる
⿰   ear   again  
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In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 取 is used 18 times, read 3 ways (with 1 variation).
Across all words in Japanese, 取 is used 788 times, read 3 ways (with 2 variations).
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シュ : 72 words FIND ALL
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1. news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media)
2. interview  (see also: 取材相手)
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: 468 words FIND ALL
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Most common form: とる
'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to take; to pick up; to harvest; to earn; to win; to choose
2. to steal  (see also: 盗る)
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(read as とり) : 194 words FIND ALL
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transactions; dealings; business
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(read as ど) : 49 words FIND ALL
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Most common form: 日どり
noun
fixed date; appointed day
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とり (read as どり) : 5 words FIND ALL
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noun
1. (bank) president
2. greenroom manager (in a theater)
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An additional とり less common words include 取 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
Henshall: 317 (originally: 301)  Joy o' Kanji : 301  Key to Kanji: 471 

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シュ   と to take   
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ジ   みみ ear   
また again   
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