取り上げる

とりあげる

to pick up

N3 #6,290

Meanings

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

Its kanji

In sentences

その問題もんだいは取とり上あげません。 We won't take up the problem. #206410

会議かいぎで彼あの提案ていあんが取とり上あげられた。 His proposals were adopted at the meeting. #185404

彼かれは受話器じゅわきを取とり上あげた。 He picked up the phone. #104413

彼女かのじょは彼あの申もうし出でを取とり上あげた。 She took up his offer. #87292

彼女かのじょはガラスの花瓶かびんを取とり上あげた。 She picked up one of the glass vases. #93024