Illustration: In a small apartment kitchen, a man has pulled a drawer knob and accidentally ended up holding the detached knob in his hand. The drawer remains almost completely closed, with its bare mounting hole and a short loose screw clearly visible.

JLPT N3verbLevel estimated by Bebop

取とれる

toreru

to come off

Example sentences

  1. ボタンが取とれた。

    The button came off.

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  2. 詰つめ物ものが取とれました。

    I’ve lost my filling.

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  3. シャツのボタン、取とれかかってるよ。

    Your shirt button is coming off.

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Kanji in 取

  • 取takeOnシュKunとる・とり・とり-

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