“To pick up” in Japanese
Short answer
To pick up in Japanese is “拾う” (hirou). Full meaning: to pick up, to gather; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped); to select, to choose, to pick out.
Other ways to say “To pick up” in Japanese
拾い上げる
hiroiageru to pick up; to pick out (e.g. key points in an article), to single out, to point out
挟み上げる
hasamiageru to pick up (with chopsticks), to take
取り上げる
toriageru to pick up; to adopt (a proposal), to take up (a topic), to accept, to listen to; to take issue with, to make a problem of, to bring up (as a point of criticism)
取る
doru to take, to pick up, to grab, to catch; to pass, to hand, to give; to get, to obtain, to acquire, to win, to receive, to earn, to take (e.g. a vacation)
掘り出す
horidasu to dig out, to pick up
助け上げる
tasukeageru to help up, to pick up, to bring safely to land
摭う
hirou to pick up, to gather; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped); to select, to choose, to pick out
ひろお
hiroo to pick up, to gather; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped); to select, to choose, to pick out
ひろえ
hiroe to pick up, to gather; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped); to select, to choose, to pick out
拾える
hiroeru to pick up, to gather; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped); to select, to choose, to pick out
ひろえる
hiroeru to pick up, to gather; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped); to select, to choose, to pick out
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