NichiDict

拾う

N4
ひろう
[hirou]
Illustration for 拾う

Meanings

1.GodanTransitive

to pick up; to gather

2.GodanTransitive

to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped)

3.GodanTransitive

to select; to choose; to pick out

4.GodanTransitive

to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.); to snatch (an unexpected victory); to pull off

5.GodanTransitive

to pick up (someone; in a car, etc.)

6.GodanTransitive

to flag down (a taxi); to hail

7.GodanTransitive

to pick up (a signal, sound, interference, etc.)

8.GodanTransitive

to (just manage to) return (the ball); to return (a difficult shot)

9.GodanTransitive

to take on (someone in adverse circumstances); to employ; to give a job; to take in

10.GodanTransitive

to walk; to go on foot

Examples

ゴミを拾って掃除しよう。

Let's pick up trash and clean.

落ちた財布を拾いました

I picked up a dropped wallet.

道端で千円札を拾った

I picked up a thousand-yen bill on the roadside.