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The Kanji Map

Kanji

Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high

JLPT level: N1

964 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 16

Meaning: seize, get, find, earn, acquire, can, may, able to

Kunyomi: え.る

Onyomi: カク

Composition: 犭 蒦

獲

Radical

Radical: 犬

Meaning: dog

Reading: いぬ

Frequency: 444

Alternative forms:

犭(alt radical position hen)

犬

Examples

Onyomi Examples

獲得 (カクトク) acquisition, possession

獲得形質 (カクトクケイシツ) acquired characteristics (as opposed to inherited)

乱獲 (ランカク) overfishing, overhunting, indiscriminate fishing, indiscriminate hunting

収獲 (シュウカク) catch (fishing), bag (hunting), haul

Kunyomi Examples

得る (える) to get, to earn, to acquire, to procure, to gain, to secure, to attain, to obtain, to win, to understand, to comprehend, to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment), to get (ill), to be able to ..., can ...

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