とって

Japanese

Etymology 1

Sound shift from 取(と)りて (torite).

Conjunction

とって • (totte) 

1. (when calculating age) to attain

   当年(とうねん)とって18(じゅうはっ)歳(さい)

   tōnen totte jūhassai

   He attained the age of 18 this year/He became 18 this year.

2. in the pattern of にとって, for, regarding, as far as ... is concerned

   誰(だれ)にとっても無(む)駄(だ)だ。

   Dare ni totte mo muda da.

   No good for anybody.

Etymology 2

Sound shift from とて by gemination, usually informal. Shortening of various phrases such as といって, と思(おも)って (tōmotte), といっても, and としても.

Etymology 3

For pronunciation and definitions of とって – see the following entry.

【取っ手】 [noun] handle; grip Alternative spellings 取手, 把っ手, 把手

(This term, とって (totte), is the hiragana spelling of the above term.) For a list of all kanji read as とって, see Category:Japanese kanji read as とって.)