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ひろう
Meanings
Verb (5-dan, う, transitive)
1. to pick up; to gather
Someone came over and picked up the ball.
2. to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped)
It seems he had come to pick up something he dropped while fleeing.
3. to select; to choose; to pick out
Let's pick out just that part and think positively that we've gotten a little closer.
4. to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.); to snatch (an unexpected victory); to pull off
I think happiness is something you stumble upon, and also something you make.
5. to pick up (someone; in a car, etc.)
She'll come and pick us up.
6. to flag down (a taxi); to hail
Let's go out to the main street and hail a taxi.
7. to pick up (a signal, sound, interference, etc.)
Only my ears keep pointlessly picking up sounds.
8. to (just manage to) return (the ball); to return (a difficult shot)
9. to take on (someone in adverse circumstances); to employ; to give a job; to take in
That was when my teacher took me in.
10. to walk; to go on foot
Alt. forms
拾ひろう
97%
ひろう
2%
Pitch accent
ひ
ろう
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Conjugations...Used in: 330
Used in vocabulary (5 in total)
to narrowly escape death; to have a narrow escape from death
to collect the ashes of the deceased; to look after someone's affairs after he dies
to take a risk for someone; to endanger oneself for someone; (lit.) to gather chestnuts from the fire
2 more...
Examples (39 in total)
Don't pick that up. It's dirty.
I hope you get taken in by someone nice.
Can I catch a taxi near here?
He says he found it on the beach.
We pulled off a win at the very last moment.
I picked up a pebble.
Pick up every single one.
She'll come and pick us up.
That was when my teacher took me in.
He picked up a handkerchief from the floor.
Please pick up the pen from the floor.
I'm fixing the radio that I found on my way home.
I picked up a purse in the street.
I picked up a pretty shell on the beach.
I read it, picking out only the main points.
She bent down and picked up the coin.
I think happiness is something you stumble upon, and also something you make.
Only my ears keep pointlessly picking up sounds.
Could you pick me up at the station on your way home from work?
The ball rolls on the floor and is picked up by the opponent.
Helped by our opponent's mistake, we snatched a win.
I reach out my hand to pick up the can lying on the floor.
I went around picking up fallen, dried branches.
I secretly brought the puppy I'd found into my room.
Tom tried to pick up his keys with his toes.
I found a wallet on the street and took it to the police box.
Please pick me up by car in front of the hotel.
I bend my knees, pick up the paper, and look at it again.
My mother stopped her sewing and picked up her book.
The radio waves picked up by the radio are becoming clearly stronger.
It's more economical to go by bus instead of taking a taxi.
Let's pick up Mr. Tanaka in the car on the way.
He took a taxi in order not to miss the train.
This microphone picks up even quiet sounds well.
Later, I went to thank the person who picked me up.
I went over there, picked up a stone, and threw it into the nearby river.
Let's pick out just that part and think positively that we've gotten a little closer.
I found a kitten. He was trembling and meowing in the corner of the park.
It seems he had come to pick up something he dropped while fleeing.