Kumitoru

Other forms:

汲み取る (Kumitoru) is a Japanese godan verb meaning “to draw (water), to scoop up, to dip up, to pump out”.

Meanings

  1. godan verb, transitive verbto draw (water); to scoop up; to dip up; to pump out
  2. godan verb, transitive verbto understand (someone's feelings, etc.); to grasp; to surmise; to take into consideration

Examples

  • When you read a book you should read between the lines.

Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).

Kanji in 汲み取る

draw (water)take

Related words

to taketofirst of allto come off (of a button, handle, lid, etc.)to receivegathering material (for an article, novel, etc.)to take backto take into one's possessiontransactionsinvestigation (e.g. by police or prosecutors)to get backpicking