Moto 得: Gain; Get; FindKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- トク
- Kun'yomi
- え(る)、う(る)
- Level
- JLPT N3Jōyō, grade 5
- Words
- 352 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (トク)
- 所得しょとくincome; earnings
- 得点とくてんscoring; score
- 所得税しょとくぜいincome tax
- 得票とくひょうnumber of votes polled; poll votes
- 獲得かくとくacquisition; possession
- 説得せっとくpersuasion
- 取得しゅとくacquisition; obtaining
- 得意とくいtriumph; prosperity
- 納得なっとくconsent; assent
- 得とくprofit; advantage
- 得策とくさくprofitable plan; good plan
- 既得権きとくけんvested rights
- 無得点むとくてんscoreless (game or competition)
- 得失とくしつadvantages and disadvantages; plus and minuses
- 習得しゅうとくlearning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
- 得意先とくいさき(regular) customer; client
- お買い得おかいどくbargain; good buy
- 不得意ふとくいone's weak point
- 会得えとくunderstanding; comprehension
- 体得たいとくmastery; learning through experience
- 利得りとくgain; profit
- 収得しゅうとくacquiring; obtaining
- 得するとくするto make a profit
- 得度とくどbecoming a monk; entering priesthood
- 拾得しゅうとくfinding (lost property); picking up
- 損得そんとくloss and gain; advantage and disadvantage
- 独得どくとくpeculiarity; uniqueness
- 自業自得じごうじとくpaying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts
- 説得力せっとくりょくpersuasiveness; powers of persuasion
- 買い得かいどくbargain; good buy
- お得おとくeconomical; bargain
- お得意さまおとくいさまregular customer; valued client
- お得意さんおとくいさんregular customer; valued client
- お得意様おとくいさまregular customer; valued client
- お得感おとくかんmoney-saving feeling; bargain feeling
- ごね得ごねどくgetting what one wants by complaining or grumbling; profiting by holding out or taking a hard line
Words that use a kun'yomi
- 心得るこころえるto know; to understand
- 心得こころえknowledge; understanding
- あり得ないありえないimpossible; unlikely
- やむを得ないやむをえないcannot be helped; unavoidable
- 不得手ふえてweak point; unskillfulness
- 不心得ふこころえindiscretion; imprudence
- 勝ち得るかちえるto achieve; to win
- 得るうるto be able to ...; can ...
- 得難いえがたいhard to get; hard to come by
- 有り得ないありえないimpossible; unlikely
- 止むを得ないやむをえないcannot be helped; unavoidable
- あり得ありうto be possible; to be likely
- あり得ないほどありえないほどunbelievable (extent)
- あり得ない程ありえないほどunbelievable (extent)
- あり得べからざるありうべからざるimpossible; unthinkable
- あり得べきありうべきpossible; probable
- あり得るありうるpossible; likely
- お目見得おめみえ(the privilege to have) an audience (with one's lord, a dignitary, etc.); interview (with one's superior)
- かわり得るかわりうるable to change
- ことなきを得ることなきをえるto end without incident; to not turn into something serious
- こと無きを得ることなきをえるto end without incident; to not turn into something serious
- ざるを得ないざるをえないcannot help (doing); have no choice but to
Other readings
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