取り出す
Meaning in Englishto take out, to pick out
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Word context
What it means
Take out; a transitive verb meaning to remove something from inside a place or to retrieve or extract something from a source.
Main meanings
- Physical extraction from inside a container or space; used with を取り出す, often with から or within contexts like 財布から取り出す
- Retrieval or extraction of data, memory, or information from storage, database, or memory
- Pulling out a weapon, tool, or object in preparation or action
- Figurative or extended sense of bringing out a trait, result, or possibility
How to use it
Used as a transitive verb in formal and casual speech. It requires a direct object marked with を and is often combined with particles like から or で to specify the source or location. Common contexts include physical removal from containers, retrieval of items from a pocket or bag, and extracting data, memory, or selections from a set.
Variants and close terms
- 抽出する (chūshutsu suru): to extract or derive from data or samples
- 引き出す (hikidasu): to pull out, withdraw money or information
- 取り出す itself as the core form for generic removal
Composition
- 取り: 取る meaning to take or fetch; the noun form 取り marks the action of taking
- 出す: 出す means to put out, to release or produce; combines with 取り to indicate bringing something out from inside
Etymology
取り + 出す, a compound where the first part indicates taking and the second part indicates producing or bringing forth; this fusion yields the core meaning of removing something from inside.
Word class
Verb (動詞, 五段活用)