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得 - N3 Kanji

Meaning of 得 意味

gain, get, find, earn, acquire, can, may, able to, profit, advantage, benefit

得 is one of the most commonly used Japanese kanji, and it also has a lot of special readings in addition to the standard onyomi and kunyomi readings.

ONYOMI 音読み

え.る e.ru
う.る u.ru

KUNYOMI 訓読み

トク toku

Examples

礼儀正しくすると得である。It pays to be polite.
甲の損は乙の得。One man’s gain is another man’s loss.
彼は得な性分だ。He has an optimistic turn of mind.
口と財布は締めるが得。Keep your purse and your mouth closed.
人の悪口を言っても何の得にもならない。You gain nothing by speaking ill of others.
何でも習っておいた方が得ですよ。It’s to your advantage to learn everything you can.
ここにとどまっていても何の得もない。There is no advantage in staying here.
だれの得にもならない風は吹かない。When an ill wind blows it does good to no one.
かんしゃくを起こしても何の得もない。There is no advantage in losing your temper.
そんなに突っけんどんにしてなんの得があるのか。How can you benefit by being so unpleasant?

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