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How to say 'Tackle' in Japanese | 取り組む

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The Japanese word for Tackle is 'Torikumu', written as 取り組む in Japanese.'Tackle' in hiragana is とりくむ.

    Meaning

    Tackle

    Reading

    とりくむ

    torikumu

    Kanji

    Take Association, Group

    Explanation

    The Japanese verb '取り組む (とりくむ)' means 'to tackle' or 'to engage in' a task, problem, or challenge. It implies a serious and dedicated effort to address or solve something. This verb is often used in contexts involving work, studies, or personal challenges. For example: He is tackling a difficult project「彼は難しいプロジェクトに取り組んでいる」(かれはむずかしいプロジェクトにとりくんでいる). She is working hard to solve the problem「彼女はその問題に真剣に取り組んでいる」(かのじょはそのもんだいにしんけんにとりくんでいる). The verb can also be used in sports or competitions to describe actively engaging in a match or event.

    Part Of Speech

    verb

    Kanji JLPT

    N3

    Kanji Grade

    3

    Frequency

    2481

    Composition

    kanji-hiragana

    Handwriting

This word is a godan verb. To learn how it transforms in different tenses and forms, explore all its conjugations.

Kanji in the Word 取り組む

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    Meaning

    Take

  • kanji

    Meaning

    Association, Group

Hiragana in the Word 取り組む

This word contains 2 Hiragana characters :

  • hiragana

    Reading

    Ri
  • hiragana

    Reading

    Mu

Words Related to 取り組む Through the Kanji

These 36 Words contain the Kanji 取 as well.

  • word

    取る

    Meaning

    Take, Get

  • word

    取り引き

    Meaning

    Deal

  • word

    書き取る

    Meaning

    Transcribe

  • word

    取れる

    Meaning

    Come off

  • word

    受け取る

    Meaning

    Receive

  • word

    取得

    Meaning

    Acquisition

  • word

    取り上げる

    Meaning

    Take up, Confiscate

  • word

    取り出す

    Meaning

    Takeout

  • word

    取り敢えず

    Meaning

    Firstly

  • word

    受け取り

    Meaning

    Receipt

  • word

    聞き取り

    Meaning

    Comprehension, Listening

  • word

    書き取り

    Meaning

    Dictation

  • word

    取り締まり

    Meaning

    Control, Regulation

  • word

    取り分け

    Meaning

    Especially

  • word

    取材

    Meaning

    Interview, Coverage

  • word

    取り戻す

    Meaning

    Recover

  • word

    取り入れる

    Meaning

    Incorporate, Adopt

  • word

    遣り取り

    Meaning

    Exchange

  • word

    取り扱い

    Meaning

    Handling

  • word

    摂取

    Meaning

    Intake

  • word

    取り

    Meaning

    Grasp

  • word

    引き取る

    Meaning

    Take, Withdraw

  • word

    読み取る

    Meaning

    Read, Interpret

  • word

    取り込む

    Meaning

    Takein, Confuse

  • word

    取り組み

    Meaning

    Initiative, Effort

  • word

    取り付ける

    Meaning

    Attach, Install

  • word

    取り決め

    Meaning

    Agreement

  • word

    取り消す

    Meaning

    Cancel

  • word

    取り除く

    Meaning

    Remove

  • word

    取り返す

    Meaning

    Reclaim

  • word

    取り扱う

    Meaning

    Deal, Handle

  • word

    取り次ぐ

    Meaning

    Relay

  • word

    取り替える

    Meaning

    Replace, Exchange

  • word

    取り消し

    Meaning

    Cancellation

  • word

    取り締まる

    Meaning

    Regulate, Enforce

  • word

    取り巻く

    Meaning

    Surround

Words Related to 取り組む Through the Kanji

These 12 Words contain the Kanji 組 as well.

  • word

    Meaning

    Group, Class

  • word

    組み立てる

    Meaning

    Assemble

  • word

    組織

    Meaning

    Organization

  • word

    組合

    Meaning

    Union

  • word

    番組

    Meaning

    Program

  • word

    組む

    Meaning

    Combine, Team up

  • word

    仕組み

    Meaning

    Structure, Mechanism

  • word

    組み込む

    Meaning

    Incorporate, Embed

  • word

    枠組み

    Meaning

    Framework

  • word

    取り組み

    Meaning

    Initiative, Effort

  • word

    組み合わせ

    Meaning

    Combination

  • word

    組み合わせる

    Meaning

    Combine

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'Torikumu' means 'Tackle' .

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