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, is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)
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