The kanji 獲: meaning, readings and stroke order

獲

Meaning: catch, win
On reading: カク kaku
Kun reading: え（る） eru
Strokes: 16
Radical: 犬 dog
Level: Level 7 · junior high school

Stroke order

Meaning in other languages

Vietnamese: giành được, săn được (hoạch)
Japanese: えものをとる。てにいれる。
Korean: 잡다, 얻다 (획)
Chinese: 捕获、获得 (获)

Readings, words and example sentences

カク kaku · on reading · less common

獲かく得とく
winning, getting
金メダルを 獲かく得とくしました。
He won a gold medal.

え（る） eru · kun reading · less common

獲え物もの
prey, catch (from hunting)
ねこが 獲え物ものをねらっています。
The cat is stalking its prey.

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Readings, radicals: Kanjium, KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); Korean, simplified forms: Unicode Unihan. Meanings, sentences: Dino Kids (CC0). See Licences.