Memory phrase for the Kanji: 得
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Meaning
| gain, get, acquire, benefit
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Pronunciation |
TOKU
eru, uru |
Explanation |
Left: go 彳, right: sunrise 旦 (sun 日 above the horizon 一), skillful hand 寸 [opposite: 損] |
Mnemonic
| Go at sunrise with your skillful hand and make profit.
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Radicals
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彳
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to walk | Radical gyounin This is the half form of 行 gyougamae |
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旦
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sun rise | |
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寸
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skillful hand | Image of a hand 一 forearm 丨 and pulse 丶. It was originally also the distance of one inch (Length: 1 SUN = 3.03 cm) from the hand's palm to the pulse. This also stood for a small amount. In the mnemonic, it is used as "skillful hand" and partly also "to measure". |
Tip: Go to the radicals that are contained in this character and learn all the characters with this radical systematically!
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Vocabulary
| 得 |
とく |
profit, advantage, benefit |
| 得る |
える, うる |
to get, to gain, to win |
| 拾得者 |
しゅうとくしゃ |
a finder |
| 得る |
うる |
to get, to gain, to win |
| 得意 |
とくい |
pride, triumph, one's strong point |
| 得点 |
とくてん |
score, points made, marks obtained, runs |
| 心得 |
こころえ |
knowledge, information |
| 心得る |
こころえる |
to be informed, to have thorough knowledge |
| 所得 |
しょとく |
income, earnings |
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