汲み取る
くみとる
verb (godan), transitive
to scoop up; to pump out; to draw (water)
Conjugation
| Affirmative | Negative | |
|---|---|---|
| Present | 汲み取る | 汲み取らない |
| Present polite | 汲み取ります | 汲み取りません |
| Past | 汲み取った | 汲み取らなかった |
| Past polite | 汲み取りました | 汲み取りませんでした |
| て form | 汲み取って | 汲み取らなくて |
| ている present | 汲み取っている | 汲み取っていない |
| ている polite | 汲み取っています | 汲み取っていません |
| ている past | 汲み取っていた | 汲み取っていなかった |
| ている past polite | 汲み取っていました | 汲み取っていませんでした |
| Conditional ば | 汲み取れば | 汲み取らなければ |
| Conditional たら | 汲み取ったら | 汲み取らなかったら |
| Volitional | 汲み取ろう | — |
| Volitional polite | 汲み取りましょう | — |
| Potential | 汲み取れる | 汲み取れない |
| Passive | 汲み取られる | 汲み取られない |
| Causative | 汲み取らせる | 汲み取らせない |
| Imperative | 汲み取れ | 汲み取るな |
1.
to scoop up; to pump out; to draw (water)
to physically remove liquid by scooping or pumping it out of a container or pit
井戸から水を汲み取る。
To draw water from a well.
浄化槽の汲み取りを業者に頼んだ。
I asked a contractor to pump out the septic tank.
2.
to grasp; to understand; to read (someone's feelings)
to perceive and understand someone's unexpressed feelings, intentions, or the deeper meaning behind their words
相手の気持ちを汲み取る。
To understand the other person's feelings.
行間を汲み取る力が大切だ。
The ability to read between the lines is important.
彼女の真意を汲み取ろうとした。
I tried to grasp her true intentions.
現場の声を汲み取って政策に反映させる。
To listen to voices from the field and reflect them in policy.
A compound verb combining 汲む (to scoop, to draw water) and 取る (to take). The physical image of drawing out liquid extends beautifully to the act of drawing out someone's unspoken feelings or meaning.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 気持ちを汲み取る: to understand someone's feelings
- 意図を汲み取る: to grasp someone's intention
- 行間を汲み取る: to read between the lines
- 声を汲み取る: to listen to and absorb people's views
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 察する: to sense or surmise; more intuitive and instantaneous than 汲み取る
- 読み取る: to read and understand; can refer to both literal reading (data, text) and figurative understanding
- 理解する: to understand; neutral and general, lacking the empathetic nuance of 汲み取る
TRANSITIVITY:
Transitive.