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拾う (ひろう) — to pick up (something) | JLPT N4 · Nihongo Circle

拾う

ひろう

godan verbtransitive 他動詞

Meanings

1to pick up (something)
2to find
3to pick up
4to gather
5to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped)
6to select
7to choose
8to pick out

Example sentence

日本では昼間でも夜でもタクシーを拾うことができる。

In Japan you can always catch a cab, day or night.

Your sentences

Kanji in this word

拾Pick Up, Gather, Find9 strokes

More words with 拾

拾得しゅうとく · finding (lost property)収拾しゅうしゅう · control 拾い物ひろいもの · found article

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