Japanese symbol for “patronize”
取り付ける
とりつける
Romaji: toritsukeru
to install; to fit; to fix; to set up
In Japanese, patronize is 取り付ける, read とりつける (toritsukeru).
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Meanings
- v1, vt to install; to fit; to fix; to set up; to furnish; to equip
- v1, vt to (manage to) obtain (someone's agreement, permission, etc.); to get; to secure (a contract, support, etc.)
- v1, vt to patronize (a shop); to buy usually (from the same store)
Written forms: 取り付ける、取付ける、取りつける. Readings: とりつける.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “patronize”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 引き立てる | ひきたてる hikitateru | to support; to favor; to favour |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 取引 | とりひき torihiki | transactions; dealings; business |
| 買取 | かいとり kaitori | purchase; buying; buying out |
| 取得 | しゅとく shutoku | obtaining (a qualification, right, object, etc.); acquisition (of land, property, etc.); gaining possession (of) |
| 取る | とる toru | to take; to pick up; to grab |
| 取材 | しゅざい shuzai | gathering material (for an article, novel, etc.); collecting information; covering (an event, incident, etc.) |
| 取締役 | とりしまりやく torishimariyaku | company director; board member |
| 付近 | ふきん fukin | neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity |
| 付属 | ふぞく fuzoku | being attached (to); being affiliated (to); belonging (to) |
See also: Chinese symbol for “patronize”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.