Kanji N3

得: gain, get, find

得 is a JLPT N3 kanji meaning gain, get, find, written with 11 strokes. It is read トク (on) and える, うる (kun). Children in Japan learn it in grade 5. You will see it in 得意 (とくい, satisfaction) and 納得 (なっとく, consent).

得

Meanings

  • gain
  • get
  • find
  • earn
  • acquire
  • can
  • may
  • able to
  • profit
  • advantage
  • benefit
Strokes11
JLPT levelN3
School gradeGrade 5
Frequency#175 of 2,500

On reading · Kun reading

On reading
  • トク

On'yomi: from Chinese, written in katakana. Used in compound words.

Kun reading
  • える
  • うる

Kun'yomi: native Japanese, in hiragana. The faint part is the okurigana, written in kana after the kanji.

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Common words with 得

The most useful words written with it, easiest first. Every other kanji in them opens its own page.

  • 得意とくい

    satisfaction; pride; triumph; elation

    JLPT N3
  • 納得なっとく

    consent; agreement; acceptance

    JLPT N3
  • 得るうる

    to be able to ...; can ...

    JLPT N3
  • 所得しょとく

    income; earnings

    JLPT N1
  • 得点とくてん

    scoring; score; points made; marks obtained

    JLPT N1
  • 説得せっとく

    persuasion

    JLPT N1
  • 獲得かくとく

    acquisition; possession

    JLPT N1
  • 心得るこころえる

    to know; to understand; to be aware of

    JLPT N2

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Stroke order from KanjiVG © Ulrich Apel, CC BY-SA 3.0. Readings, meanings and words from KANJIDIC2 and JMdict, names from JMnedict, © EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0, and Wikidata, CC0; the Spanish meanings they lack, translated by Naraio from their English, are shared under the same licence. Example sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR. JLPT lists after Jonathan Waller (tanos.co.uk), CC BY. Sentences split into words with IPADIC © NAIST and IPA, through Lindera.