Meanings

1. ichidan verb, transitive verbto pick up
2. ichidan verb, transitive verbto adopt (a proposal); to take up (a topic); to accept; to listen tosometimes written as 採り上げる
3. ichidan verb, transitive verbto take issue with; to make a problem of; to bring up (as a point of criticism)
4. ichidan verb, transitive verbto report (news); to cover; to feature
5. ichidan verb, transitive verbto take away; to confiscate; to deprive (someone) of; to revoke; to disqualify; to cancel
6. ichidan verb, transitive verbto deliver (a baby)

Examples

• 彼は受話器を取り上げた。

  He picked up the phone.

• その問題は取り上げません。

  We won't take up the problem.

• 彼女は彼の申し出を取り上げた。

  She took up his offer.

Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).

Kanji in 取り上げる

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