得 — 11 strokes ／ Radical「彳」
道6Elementary year 5 ／ 11 strokes ／ Radical「彳」
- On
- トクとく · toku
- Kun
- え(る)・う(る)e(ru) · u(ru)
- Meaning
- to gain; obtain; profit
Stroke order
Origin
彳 "to go" with 貝 "valuables" and 寸 "hand"; going out and getting something of worth — "to gain."
Readings and examples
| Onトクとくtoku | 得意とくい会得えとく損得そんとく |
|---|---|
| Kunえるeru | 得るうる Compare: 獲る |
| Kunうるuru | 得るところえるところ書き得るかきうる |
Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 得意とくい
one's strong point
- 説得せっとく
persuasion
- 拾得しゅうとく
- 納得なっとく
- 獲得かくとく
- 已むを得ないやむをえない
- 得魚忘筌とくぎょぼうせん
Example
弟は計算が得意だ。
My little brother is good at arithmetic.
Idioms with this kanji
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The line style shows how they connect
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Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)