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    3. 得る

    得る

    得える​

    to get

    N3KMT6CoreCore ConceptsKanji Vocab12 strokes

    獲る

    える

    Verb, Transitive

    1.
    to get, to earn, to acquire, to procure, to gain, to secure, to attain, to obtain, to win
    2.
    to understand, to comprehend
    3.
    to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment), to get (ill)

    Auxiliary, Verb, Transitive

    4.
    to be able to ..., can ...

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    Speed1.0x

    彼かれは新あたらしい情じょう報ほうを得えることができた。

    He was able to obtain new information.

    KMT5Core ConceptsDaily Life
    この経けい験けんから多おおくの教きょう訓くんを得えることができた。

    I was able to gain many lessons from this experience.

    KMT6Core ConceptsDaily Life
    読どく書しょを通つうじて、様さま々ざまな知ち識しきを得えることができる。

    Through reading, one can gain various kinds of knowledge.

    KMT6Core ConceptsEducation
    努ど力りょくすれば、必かならず良よい結けっ果かを得えられるだろう。

    If you make an effort, you will surely obtain good results.

    KMT6Core ConceptsDaily Life
    どんな困こん難なんな状じょう況きょうでも、希き望ぼうを失うしなうことはあり得えない。

    In any difficult situation, it is impossible to lose hope.

    KMT8Core ConceptsEmotions & Psychology

    Characters that make up this word

    得
    え.る・う.る…(3)
    gain・get・find・earn・acquire…(6)
    Kanji
    る
    ru
    Kana
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