取り上げる (とりあげる): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

取り上げる (とりあげる) means to take up / to pick up / to confiscate.

See example sentences below.

取り上げる at a glance

取り上げる

とりあげるtoriageru

N3verb

to take up / to pick up / to confiscate

取り上げるとりあげるtoriageruN3Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

to take up / to pick up / to confiscate

Example 1

先生が質問を取り上げた。

Translation

The teacher took up the question.

Example 2

警察が違反車を取り上げた。

Translation

The police confiscated the violating car.