獲 Kanji – seize

Meaning and Readings

How is 獲 read?

獲 has the onyomi reading カク and the kunyomi reading える.

In romaji, these readings can be written as kaku, eru.

Common Japanese Words Using 獲

These common Japanese words contain 獲. Select linked kanji to explore their meanings and readings.

• 獲得（かくとく） — acquisition, possession
• 獲物（えもの） — prey, catch, kill, game
• 漁獲（ぎょかく） — fishing, catch, haul
• 捕獲（ほかく） — capture, seizure
• 乱獲（らんかく） — overfishing, overhunting, indiscriminate fishing, indiscriminate hunting

Related Kanji

• 得
  gain, get, find, earn, acquire, can, may, able to, profit, advantage, benefit
• 核
  nucleus, core, kernel
• 客
  guest, visitor, customer, client
• 拡
  broaden, extend, expand, enlarge
• 覚
  memorize, learn, remember, awake, sober up
• 角
  angle, corner, square, horn, antlers