にとって (ni totte)

Meaning

  1. to
  2. for
  3. concerning
  4. as far as … is concerned

All JLPT 3 grammar : に取って(にとって, ni totte), to; for; concerning; as far as … is concerned; regarding, [Expression]

Usually written using kana alone

Example

日本語意味
iPhoneはインターネットにとって死神なんだって。Apparently “the iPhone sounds the death knell for the Internet.”
多くの人間にとって三角関数を学ぶことは無意味であるように思える。I think that for many people learning the trigonometric functions is meaningless.
そんなの、身体にとっていいはずがないじゃありませんか。That can’t be good for your health, can it?
子どもから高齢者まで適度な運動は体にとってよい効果をもたらす。From children to the elderly, sensible exercise has a good effect on the body.

Vocabulary

日本語ローマ字意味
shideath, decease
kamiGod, deity
多くookumany; much; largely; abundantly; mostly
gakulearning, scholarship
kazunumber
学ぶmanabuto study, to learn
人間ningenhuman being, person
tsunohorn
ajiflavor, taste
意味imimeaning, significance
santhree
mibody, oneself
そんなsonnasuch
いいiigood
karadabody, torso
高齢koureiadvanced age; old age
高齢者koureishaold person; old people
dodegree, counter for occurrences
katsudouaction, activity
効果koukaeffect, effectiveness
適度tekidomoderate
unfortune, luck
運動undouexercise, motion

Kanji

漢字おんよみくんよみ意味
し.ぬ, し.に-death, die
シン,ジンかみ, かん-, こう-gods, mind, soul
ガクまな.ぶstudy, learning, science
ジン,ニンひと, -り, -とperson
カン,ケンあいだ, ま, あいinterval, space
サン,ゾウみ, み.つ, みっ.つthree
idea, mind
あじ, あじ.わうflavor, taste
ム,ブな.いnothingness, none
おも.う, おもえら.く, おぼ.すthink
おお.い, まさ.に, まさ.るmany, much
カンせき, -ぜき, かか.わるconnection, involve
スウ,ス,サク,ソク,シュかず, かぞ.える, しばしばnumber, figures
タイ,テイからだ, かたちbody, object
シンsomebody, person
コウたか.い, たか, -だかtall, high, expensive
シ,ス,ツこ, -こ, ねchild, sign of the rat
ド,ト,タクたび, -た.いdegrees
ドウうご.く, うご.かすmove, motion
シャものperson, someone
ウンはこ.ぶcarry, luck
は.たす, はた.す, -は.たすfruit, achieve, finish
テキかな.うsuitable, qualified

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