JLPT N1 · 16 strokes
Kanji 獲: "seize, get, find"
The kanji 獲 means "seize, get, find, earn, acquire, can". It is written with 16 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read カク in on'yomi and え.る in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
カク
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
え.る
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | seize, get, find, earn, acquire, can |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 16 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 964 of 2,501 |
Common words with 獲
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 獲物prey; catch; kill; game · spoils; trophy; loot; plunder
- 獲得acquisition; possession
- 捕獲capture; seizure
- 獲るto catch (a wild animal or fish); to capture; to hunt · to win (a title, prize, etc.); to conquer
- 獲れるto be caught (of a wild animal or fish); to be captured · to be able to catch; to be able to win (a title, prize, etc.)
- 乱獲overfishing; overhunting; indiscriminate fishing; indiscriminate hunting
- 鹵獲capture (of enemy weapons, supplies, etc.); seizure; plunder
- 漁獲fishery; fishing; catch; haul
- 漁獲量haul (of fish); catch
- 収獲catch (fishing); bag (hunting); haul
- 外貨獲得acquisition of foreign currency
- 鹵獲品plunder; spoils; booty; loot
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