取れる
Meanings
Ichidan verb
Intransitive verb
1. to come off (of a button, handle, lid, etc.)
2. to go away (of a fever, pain, swelling, etc.); to disappear; to come out (of a stain); to come off (e.g. of dust); to be removed (e.g. of wrinkles)
3. to be harvested; to be picked; to be produced; to be caught (of fish); to be obtained; to be extracted
4. to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as); to be understood (as); to be read (as)
5. to be attained (of balance, harmony, etc.); to be achieved
Ichidan verb
Intransitive verb
Transitive verb
6. to be able to get; to be able to obtain; to be able to secure; to be able to win; to be able to catch (potential form of 取る)
Other spellings
とれる
Kanji used
Pitch accent
とれる
Examples93
やっと 免許 が 取れました。
I got a driver's license at last.
オリーブ の 実 から 油 が 取れます。
Oil is extracted from olives.
ちょっと 手 を 休めて 気持ち を 和らげれば、 肩 の ストレス や 緊張 感 が とれる よ。
If you stop and relax, this will relieve the tension and stress in your shoulders.
鋳物 が 金型 から すっぽり とれた。
The casting came cleanly out of its mold.
しびれ が とれる まで 食事 は しないで ください。
Don't eat till the numbness wears off.
彼 は 一番 初め に 来た、 だから 良い 席 が とれた。
He came first. Therefore he got a good seat.