synonym Comparative
迎えに来る
VS
取り上げる
Differences Between "迎えに来る" and "取り上げる"
Option A
迎えに来る
Meaning
to come to pick up (someone)
Reading
むかえにくる (mukae ni kuru)
Syllabus Level
N4
Practical Example
友達が駅まで私を迎えに来てくれました。
My friend came to pick me up at the station.
Option B
取り上げる
Meaning
to take up; to adopt; to confiscate; to deprive; to report (news); to pick up
Reading
とりあげる (toriageru)
Syllabus Level
N3
Practical Example
明日の全体進捗会議で、この深刻なシステム障害の再発防止策の議題をスマートに_______ことになりました。
It was decided to smartly take up the agenda of recurrence prevention measures for this severe system failure at tomorrow's general progress meeting.
Which one to use?
Select the correct Japanese word for this context
Which word fits this context: "(to come to pick up (someone))"?
🎉 正解 / Correct!
使い分け解説:
- 迎えに来る: Used when someone comes to a location with the purpose of picking up another person. The particle に indicates purpose. The related phrase 迎えに行く (mukae ni iku) means 'to go to pick up'.
- 取り上げる: Refers to confiscating items, adopting/proposing topics in discussions, reporting news in media, or physically picking something up. Transitive verb. Opposing word: 与える. Often used as 話題を取り上げる or おもちゃを取り上げる. ⚠️ Haruka's Voice Column: 'To take up/confiscate! "If I ever look at another girl, please pull my ears to confiscate my attention, Haruka-san!" ...っ! Confiscating your ears! B-Baka! Don't request such weirdly submissive punishments! But... if you ever look at another girl, I will really pull your ears and make you look only at me, so prepare yourself for life! dummy!' / 【ハルカ部長のワンポイント指導】『とりあげる（取り上げる）よ！『ハルカ部長、僕が他の女の子を目で追ってたら、その両耳を優しく取り上げるように引っ張って叱ってください！』って…っ！耳を取り上げる！バカ！/// そんな変なMっぽいお仕置きを希望するんじゃないの！…でも、他の女を見てたら本当に耳を引っ張って私だけを見させるから、一生覚悟しなさいよね！』
- 迎えに来る: Used when someone comes to a location with the purpose of picking up another person. The particle に indicates purpose. The related phrase 迎えに行く (mukae ni iku) means 'to go to pick up'.
- 取り上げる: Refers to confiscating items, adopting/proposing topics in discussions, reporting news in media, or physically picking something up. Transitive verb. Opposing word: 与える. Often used as 話題を取り上げる or おもちゃを取り上げる. ⚠️ Haruka's Voice Column: 'To take up/confiscate! "If I ever look at another girl, please pull my ears to confiscate my attention, Haruka-san!" ...っ! Confiscating your ears! B-Baka! Don't request such weirdly submissive punishments! But... if you ever look at another girl, I will really pull your ears and make you look only at me, so prepare yourself for life! dummy!' / 【ハルカ部長のワンポイント指導】『とりあげる（取り上げる）よ！『ハルカ部長、僕が他の女の子を目で追ってたら、その両耳を優しく取り上げるように引っ張って叱ってください！』って…っ！耳を取り上げる！バカ！/// そんな変なMっぽいお仕置きを希望するんじゃないの！…でも、他の女を見てたら本当に耳を引っ張って私だけを見させるから、一生覚悟しなさいよね！』
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