• 取材しゅざい — news gathering, interview
• 取得しゅとく — acquisition
• 取扱とりあつかい — handling, dealing with
• 取引とりひき — transaction, business deal
• 取とり組くみ — effort, initiative
• 取とり消けす — cancel, revoke

The kanji 取 combines the elements for “ear” and “hand,” representing the act of grabbing or taking something. Historically, it referred to cutting off an enemy’s ear as a trophy — hence, the broader meaning of “to take, to seize.”

きっぷを取とってきます。
I’ll go get the ticket.

その取引とりひきは 成功せいこうした。
That business deal was a success.

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