Emaki · all 1,500 words

得る

える

to obtain, to gain

Mnemonic

You go out and you come back holding it. The Earl える came back holding rather a lot: える.

Worth knowing

Formal. In speech もらう or 手に入れる do the same job.

Built from

gain, obtain
彳 the step radical, with a hand and a prize on the right, going out and coming back holding it.

Words sharing these kanji

consent, acceptance

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