Explore 拾 in everyday situations, from a dropped key to a taxi.
The idea
拾 has nine strokes. 拾う（ひろう） is a godan verb: 拾います is polite and 拾って is its te-form. 拾 can also represent ten in formal numerals, read じゅう.
| Word or form | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 拾う | ひろう | pick up |
| 拾います | ひろいます | picks up (polite) |
| 拾って | ひろって | pick up (te-form) |
| 拾 | じゅう | ten (formal numeral) |
Examples
- 道で硬貨を拾いました。I picked up a coin on the road.
- ごみを拾ってください。Please pick up the rubbish.
- 公園で子猫を拾いました。I found a kitten in the park.
- 落ちた鍵を拾いました。I picked up the key that fell.
- 彼は駅の前でタクシーを拾いました。He picked up a taxi in front of the station.
- この書類では十を「拾」と書きます。This form uses 拾 for the number ten.
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Watch out
拾う can mean finding and taking in an animal or hailing a taxi, not just lifting something from the ground. 捨てる means to throw away.
Try it yourself
Write the reading of 拾う in hiragana.
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ひろう
拾う is ひろう; learn the reading with the whole verb.
Write the te-form of 拾う.
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拾って
拾って is the te-form: the final う changes to って.
Choose the kanji for picking up: ＿う［拾／捨］.
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拾
拾 makes 拾う, to pick up; 捨 makes 捨てる, to discard.
Practice round
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Write the reading of 拾う in hiragana.
Write the te-form of 拾う.
Choose the kanji for picking up: ＿う［拾／捨］.
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Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
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Follow the linked stroke order, then write 拾う and make a sentence about something you picked up.