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Kanji Detail for 得 - "to gain, to obtain, to understand"

  • Meaning

    得 means "to gain, to obtain, to understand."

    1. Obtain - To get; to acquire.

    2. Gain - To earn; to profit.

    3. Understand - To comprehend; to grasp.

  • Words using

    • 所得 しょとく Listen income; earnings
    • 得点 とくてん Listen scoring; score; points made
    • 所得税 しょとくぜい Listen income tax
    • 得票 とくひょう Listen number of votes polled; poll votes
    • 獲得 かくとく Listen acquisition; possession
    • 説得 せっとく Listen persuasion
    • 取得 しゅとく Listen obtaining (a qualification, right, object, etc.); acquisition (of land, property, etc.); gaining possession (of)
    • 得意 とくい Listen satisfaction; pride; triumph
  • Four-character idioms with

    • 自業自得 じごうじとく Listen paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions)
    • 一得一失 いっとくいっしつ Listen gaining some and losing some; (something having its) advantages and disadvantages
    • 一挙両得 いっきょりょうとく Listen killing two birds with one stone; serving two ends
    • 不労所得 ふろうしょとく Listen unearned income; investment income; passive income
    • 不得要領 ふとくようりょう Listen vague; ambiguous; noncommittal
    • 利害得失 りがいとくしつ Listen advantages and disadvantages; pros and cons
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    • Verified meaning: to gain, to obtain, to understand
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read とく)

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of

    Surnames (とく)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    gain; get; find; earn; acquire; can; may; able to; profit; advantage; benefit

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    obtain, get, gain, acquire

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    to obtain; to get; to gain; to catch (a disease); proper; suitable; proud; contented; to allow; to permit; ready; finished

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    to obtain, to get, to acquire; suitable, proper; ready

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    To obtain. All seeking and obtaining is 得. Also, thinking and realizing is 心得. | To hit the mark. Plans that succeed are 得計. Also, advantages and disadvantages are 得失. | Greedy. Such as 貪多務得. | Satisfied. Such as 揚揚自得. | To get along. Getting along with people is 相得.
  • Onyomi

    tip
  • Kunyomi

    tip
  • Strokes

    tip
  • Radical

    tip
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Sentences including

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  • The plan has been agreed to in advance.

  • I got leave to go home.

  • I cannot but object to his proposal.

  • That was the answer i wanted.

  • She cannot but laugh.

  • I went there of necessity.

  • She went to tokyo for the purpose of getting a new job.

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