Japanese symbol for “valued”
取っておき
とっておき
Romaji: totteoki
reserve; spare
In Japanese, valued is 取っておき, read とっておき (totteoki).
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Meanings
- adj-no, n reserve; spare
- adj-no, n treasured; valued
- adj-no, n (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
Written forms: 取っておき、取って置き. Readings: とっておき.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “valued”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 取っとき | とっとき tottoki | treasured; valued |
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 |
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.