採る

とる · toru · JLPT N2 · verb-godan

to pick

🍎 採 = pick (手 hand + 采 pick); 採る sounds like 'toll': a toll is collected, like picking a fruit from a tree.

Pick fruit with your hand (手 + 采), and the same verb extends to adopting a measure or proposal. 'Toru' sounds like 'torn off', as in a fruit torn from its branch.

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