感かん得とく

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb

profound realization; spiritual awakening

Used for deep, often spiritual, understanding or becoming awakened to a truth. Common in religious or philosophical contexts.

• 彼かれは仏ぶっ教きょうの教おしえを感かん得とくした。

  He attained a profound realization of Buddhist teachings.

• 自し然ぜんの中なかで真しん理りを感かん得とくする。

  One becomes spiritually awakened to the truth in nature.

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb

faith reaching a deity; wish granted through faith

Specifically refers to one's faith being transmitted to a deity and a wish being granted as a result. Religious, somewhat archaic usage.

• 祈いのりが感かん得とくされて願ねがいが叶かなった。

  His prayer was received by the deity and his wish was granted.

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb

obtaining unexpectedly

Archaic sense meaning to obtain something unexpectedly, perhaps as if by divine favor. Not used in modern Japanese.

• 古こ語ごでは、思おもいがけず物ものを得えることを「感かん得とくす」と言いった。

  In old language, obtaining something unexpectedly was called 感得す.