得 Kanji – gain
The Japanese kanji 得 can mean gain, get, find, earn, acquire, can, may, able to, profit, advantage, benefit.
Meaning and Readings
How is 得 read?
得 has the onyomi reading トク and the kunyomi readings える, うる.
In romaji, these readings can be written as toku, eru, uru.
Common Japanese Words Using 得
These common Japanese words contain 得. Select linked kanji to explore their meanings and readings.
- 得撒（テキサス） — Texas
- 獲得（かくとく） — acquisition, possession
- 既得権（きとくけん） — vested rights
- 取得（しゅとく） — obtaining (a qualification, right, object, etc.), acquisition (of land, property, etc.), gaining possession (of), getting, purchase
- 拾得（しゅうとく） — finding (lost property), picking up
- 所得（しょとく） — income, earnings
- 所得税（しょとくぜい） — income tax
- 心得（こころえ） — knowledge, understanding
- 心得る（こころえる） — to know, to understand, to be aware of, to regard as, to take for
- 説得（せっとく） — persuasion