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獲得 (かくとく, kakutoku) Japanese meaning: acquisition | Kotomora
Common word› JLPT N1 › Freq. Frequency Top 5,000 Conjugation 獲得する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 獲かく 得とく する 獲かく 得とく しない Polite 獲かく 得とく します 獲かく 得とく しません Past polite 獲かく 得とく しました 獲かく 得とく しませんでした Past 獲かく 得とく した 獲かく 得とく しなかった Te-form 獲かく 得とく して 獲かく 得とく しないで Desire 獲かく 得とく したい 獲かく 得とく したくない Potential 獲かく 得とく できる 獲かく 得とく できない Passive 獲かく 得とく される 獲かく 得とく されない Causative 獲かく 得とく させる 獲かく 得とく させない Causative passive 獲かく 得とく させられる 獲かく 得とく させられない Volitional 獲かく 得とく しよう Polite volitional 獲かく 得とく しましょう Imperative 獲かく 得とく しろ 獲かく 得とく するな Conditional 獲かく 得とく すれば 獲かく 得とく しなければ Tara conditional 獲かく 得とく したら 獲かく 得とく しなかったら
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かれ
は
新あたら
しい
資し
格かく
を
獲かく
得とく
し
た
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He obtained a new qualification.
The company is aiming to acquire market share.
They secured a majority of seats in the election.
Usage patterns 〈 物もの 〉 を 獲かく 得とく する to win/acquire something (e.g. rights, prize money, support)
She won the marathon and got the prize money.
〈 数かず 〉 票ひょう を 獲かく 得とく する to win a certain number of votes
The candidate won fifty thousand votes.
〈 事こと 〉 によって 〈 物もの 〉 を 獲かく 得とく する to gain something through a certain effort or means
He earned trust through hard work.
Related words· 12 取得 is typically used for obtaining tangible items or official documents (免許を取得する), while 獲得 stresses effort in gaining abstract things like rights or support.
入手 is a neutral term for simply getting hold of an object or information, whereas 獲得 implies competition or effort in securing something.
獲得する is a broader word for acquiring or winning something (rights, votes, a prize), while 取り付ける specifically implies gaining someone's agreement or support through effort.
得る (うる) is a literary way to say 'obtain', while 獲得する emphasizes actively winning or acquiring something (like a prize or right) through effort.
Show 8 more 取り込み is a somewhat informal term for drawing in customers, while 獲得 is the formal business word for acquiring them.
獲得する is a more formal, abstract word for acquiring something (titles, rights, points), while 獲る is a plainer everyday verb with the same sense of winning.
獲得 is a formal, often written word for acquiring or winning something, whereas ゲット is casual and used mainly in spoken or informal contexts.
獲得する stresses winning or earning something through effort or competition (e.g. a prize), while 手に入る simply describes something coming into one's possession without that emphasis.
Opposites 喪失 means losing something one had, the opposite process to 獲得, which means gaining or securing something.
獲得 means to gain or acquire something, the opposite of ロスト's sense of losing or losing out on something.
Etymology Compound of 獲 (capture, obtain) and 得 (gain, acquire). The combination reinforces the idea of actively securing something.
獲得する is a formal, neutral term for acquiring something, while 射止める is more vivid and implies aiming for and successfully winning a desired goal.
獲得する is used for winning or securing something through competition or achievement (like a title or right), while 手に入れる covers any successful act of acquiring something.
獲得 emphasizes winning or acquiring something through effort or competition, while 確保 emphasizes keeping or guaranteeing what one already has or needs.
獲得する is a neutral, everyday verb for acquiring something tangible or intangible, while 博す is more formal and specifically collocates with reputation-related nouns.
かく
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instantaneous acquisition model