"めとる" meaning in Japanese

See めとる in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: [me̞to̞ɾɯ̟]
Etymology: Compound of 女 (me, “woman”) and 取る (toru, “to take”). Head templates: {{ja-verb|type=1}} めとる • (metoru) godan (stem めとり (metori), past めとった (metotta)) Forms: metoru [romanization], めとり [stem], めとった [past], no-table-tags [table-tags], めとら [error-unrecognized-form], metora [error-unrecognized-form], めとり [error-unrecognized-form], metori [error-unrecognized-form], めとる [error-unrecognized-form], metoru [error-unrecognized-form], めとれ [error-unrecognized-form], metore [error-unrecognized-form], めとられる [passive], metorareru [passive], めとらせる [causative], めとらす [causative], metoraseru [causative], metorasu [causative], めとれる [potential], metoreru [potential], めとろう [volitional], metorō [volitional], めとらない [negative], metoranai [negative], めとらず [continuative, negative], metorazu [continuative, negative], めとります [formal], metorimasu [formal], めとった [perfective], metotta [perfective], めとって [conjunctive], metotte [conjunctive], めとれば [conditional, hypothetical], metoreba [conditional, hypothetical]
  1. to take a wife; to marry Related terms: 嫁ぐ (totsugu) (ruby: (とつ))

Alternative forms

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  "etymology_text": "Compound of 女 (me, “woman”) and 取る (toru, “to take”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "metoru",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "めとり",
      "roman": "metori",
      "tags": [
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "めとった",
      "roman": "metotta",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ja-go-ru",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "めとら",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "metora",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "めとり",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "metori",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "めとる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "metoru",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "めとれ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "metore",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "めとられる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "passive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "metorareru",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "passive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "めとらせる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "めとらす",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "metoraseru",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "metorasu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "めとれる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "potential"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "metoreru",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "potential"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "めとろう",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "metorō",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "めとらない",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "metoranai",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "めとらず",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "metorazu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "めとります",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "metorimasu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "めとった",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "metotta",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "めとって",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "metotte",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "めとれば",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "hypothetical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "metoreba",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "hypothetical"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      },
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      "name": "ja-verb"
    }
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  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "verb",
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        },
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        "to take a wife; to marry"
      ],
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              "嫁",
              "とつ"
            ]
          ],
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        }
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    }
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    },
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    }
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}
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        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "めとり",
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    {
      "form": "めとった",
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      "tags": [
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
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      ]
    },
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      "form": "ja-go-ru",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "めとら",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "metora",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "めとり",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "error-unrecognized-form"
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "めとる",
      "source": "conjugation",
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    },
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      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "めとれ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "metore",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "めとられる",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "passive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "metorareru",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "passive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "めとらせる",
      "source": "conjugation",
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    {
      "form": "めとらす",
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        "causative"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "metoraseru",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "めとれる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "potential"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "metoreru",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "potential"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "めとろう",
      "source": "conjugation",
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      ]
    },
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      "form": "metorō",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "めとらない",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "negative"
      ]
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "めとらず",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "negative"
      ]
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      "form": "metorazu",
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      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "めとります",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "metorimasu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "めとった",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "metotta",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "めとって",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "metotte",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "めとれば",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "conditional",
        "hypothetical"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "metoreba",
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        "conditional",
        "hypothetical"
      ]
    }
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      },
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    }
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  "lang_code": "ja",
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      ],
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        ]
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      "other": "めとる"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[me̞to̞ɾɯ̟]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "めとる"
}

Download raw JSONL data for めとる meaning in Japanese (3.6kB)

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