Kanji Detail for 獲 - "to catch, acquisition, prey"

獲

Jōyō Kanji

JLPT N1

Meaning
獲 means "to catch, acquisition, prey."
1. To catch - To capture animals; to obtain; to acquire.
2. To be trusted - To be recognized; to be favored.
3. Catch - Game obtained through hunting; also, spoils.
4. Servant - A woman who serves nobility.
Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:

KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

seize; get; find; earn; acquire; can; may; able to

Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

obtain, get, receive; seize

CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

(literary) to catch; to capture; (literary) to get; to obtain; to win

Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

to get, to obtain, to receive, to sieze

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

To obtain. Originally referred to game obtained in hunting. Now all acquisitions are called 獲. | 臧獲. Like saying "slaves." Seen in (Book of Han).
Onyomi

kaku(カク)
Kunyomi

e.ru(え-る)
Strokes

16 strokes
Radical

犬犭 (inu・kemonohen)
Related Keywords
to catch acquisition prey to be trusted servant capture acquire win gain obtain harvest hunt seize secure apprehend gather net trap ensnare collect procure spoils game attainment trustworthy