執る とる Meanings Godan verb, Transitive to take (trouble); to attend (to business); to command (army) Kanji 執 grasp. Read as とる. Words containing 執る 執り行う (とりおこなう) to hold (a ceremony) 政を執る (まつりごとをとる) to administer the affairs of state Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists