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seize
Stroke count: 16

Readings

On readingカク
Kun readingえ.る
JLPT level: N1JōyōGrade 8

Meanings

  1. seizeRtK
  2. capture
  3. catch
    当時全国の農産物、漁獲物、特産物を知ることができる。The document shows nationwide agricultural products, fish catches, and specialties in those days.wiki
  1. acquisition
  2. possession

Popular Usage

獲物獲得

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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pack of wild dogs · radio caroline · flowers (艹) · vessels · turkey · crotch

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 757

Compound words

獲得するかくとくする
to acquire; to obtain
獲得かくとく
acquisition; possession
獲物えもの
prey; catch; kill; game; spoils
漁獲ぎょかく
fishery; fishing; catch; haul
捕獲ほかく
capture; seizure
乱獲らんかく
overfishing; overhunting; indiscriminate fishing; indiscriminate hunting
一獲いっかく
one grab
獲るえる
to get
獲麟かくりん
the end of things (esp. used for one's last writings)
濫獲らんかく
overfishing
鹵獲ろかく
capture (of enemy weapons, supplies, etc.)
漁獲高ぎょかくだか
fishing haul
鹵獲品ろかくひん
plunder
一獲千金いっかくせんきん
getting rich quick
獲得免疫かくとくめんえき
acquired immunity
捕獲するほかくする
to capture
獲らぬ狸の皮算用とらぬたぬきのかわざんよう
counting one's chickens before they're hatched
獲らぬタヌキの皮算用とらぬたぬきのかわざんよう
counting one's chickens before they're hatched

Additional Examples

彼は権力獲得に野心満々だ。
He is full of ambition for power.tatoeba
彼は苦労して顧客を獲得した。
He has managed to secure several accounts.tatoeba
彼は勤勉によって賞を獲得した。
He gained the prize by dint of hard work.tatoeba
彼の音楽は海外で大変な人気を獲得した。
His music has attained great popularity overseas.tatoeba
山野で得た獲物を食べるには都合のよい方法と言える。
In a sense, it is a convenient way for eating game caught in fields and mountains.wiki

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