Common word› JLPT N1 › Freq. Frequency Top 2,000 Conjugation 取得する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 取しゅ 得とく する 取しゅ 得とく しない Polite 取しゅ 得とく します 取しゅ 得とく しません Past polite 取しゅ 得とく しました 取しゅ 得とく しませんでした Past 取しゅ 得とく した 取しゅ 得とく しなかった Te-form 取しゅ 得とく して 取しゅ 得とく しないで Desire 取しゅ 得とく したい 取しゅ 得とく したくない Potential 取しゅ 得とく できる 取しゅ 得とく できない Passive 取しゅ 得とく される 取しゅ 得とく されない Causative 取しゅ 得とく させる 取しゅ 得とく させない Causative passive 取しゅ 得とく させられる 取しゅ 得とく させられない Volitional 取しゅ 得とく しよう Polite volitional 取しゅ 得とく しましょう Imperative 取しゅ 得とく しろ 取しゅ 得とく するな Conditional 取しゅ 得とく すれば 取しゅ 得とく しなければ Tara conditional 取しゅ 得とく したら 取しゅ 得とく しなかったら
Usage patterns 〈 資し 格かく 〉 を 取しゅ 得とく する to obtain a qualification or license
He obtained a real estate agent's license.
〈 国こく 籍せき 〉 を 取しゅ 得とく する to acquire nationality/citizenship
She was naturalized and acquired Japanese citizenship.
〈 権けん 利り 〉 を 取しゅ 得とく する to acquire a right (e.g. a patent or property right)
This company acquired the patent rights for the new technology.
Related words 入手 is a general, casual word for getting or obtaining something, while 取得 is formal and typically used for official acquisitions like licenses, rights, or property.
獲得 stresses winning or earning something through effort, such as a prize or support, whereas 取得 focuses on the formal act of acquiring something.
取得 is used for obtaining tangible things like licenses or qualifications, whereas 習得 refers to acquiring intangible skills or knowledge through practice.
得る (うる ) is a formal literary verb for 'get', while 取得する is the standard bureaucratic term for formally acquiring something like a license or qualification.
Opposites 放棄 means to give up or relinquish something, the direct opposite of 取得 , which means to acquire or obtain it.
取得 means to acquire or obtain something, the opposite process of 譲渡 , which means to give up or transfer it away.
Don't confuse with 習得 sounds almost identical to 取得 but means to learn or master a skill, whereas 取得 means to formally acquire a right, qualification, or property.
Word family· 10 acquirer; person who obtains something
acquisition by occupancy
acquisition cost; cost of acquisition
acquisitive prescription; positive prescription
acquisition of nationality; naturalization
Show 5 more Show fewer acquisitive prescription; usucaption; positive prescription
acquisition of a qualification; obtaining a license/certification
data acquisition
real estate acquisition tax
automobile acquisition tax
Etymology Compound of 取 (take, obtain) and 得 (gain, acquire). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the combination naturally conveys the meaning of obtaining or acquiring something.
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