獲
獲 — Seize
seize, get, find, earn, acquire, can
On’yomiカク (kaku)
Kun’yomiえる (eru)
Stroke order (16 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 獲
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 獲得 | かくとく kakutoku | acquisition; possession |
| 捕獲 | ほかく hokaku | capture; seizure |
| 漁獲 | ぎょかく gyokaku | fishery; fishing; catch |
| 獲物 | えもの emono | prey; catch; kill |
| 乱獲 | らんかく rankaku | overfishing; overhunting; indiscriminate fishing |
Study notes
獲 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 16 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #964 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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