Word
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)
Related words by kanji and components
N1
投げ出す
nagedasu
to abandon, to throw out
N1
逃げ出す
nigedasu
to run away, to escape from
N1
抜け出す
nukedasu
to slip out, to sneak away, to excel
N1
乗っ取る
nottoru
to capture, to occupy, to take over
N1
売り出し
uridashi
(bargain) sale
N1
売り出す
uridasu
to put on sale, to market
N1
演出
enshutsu
production (erg. play, direction)
N1
追い出す
oidasu
to expel, to drive out
N1
書き取る
kakitoru
to write down, to take dictation