Jisho

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16 strokes
Radical:
dog 犬 (犭)
Parts:
Variants:
seize, get, find, earn, acquire, can, may, able to
Kun:
え.る
On:
カク
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
964 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 獲得 【カクトク】 acquisition, possession
  • 獲得形質 【カクトクケイシツ】 acquired characteristics (as opposed to inherited)
  • 乱獲 【ランカク】 excessive fishing, overfishing, overhunting, excessive taking
  • 収獲 【シュウカク】 catch (fishing), bag (hunting), haul

Kun reading compounds

  • 得る 【える】 to get, to earn, to acquire, to procure, to gain, to secure, to attain, to obtain, to win, to understand, to comprehend, to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment), to get (ill), to be able to ..., can ...

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
huo4
Korean:
hoeg

Spanish

  • agarrar
  • coger
  • conseguir
  • adquirir
  • ganar
  • tocarle (algo) a uno

Portuguese

  • prender
  • obter
  • achar
  • ganhar
  • adquirir
  • poder
  • ser capaz de

French

  • prise
  • capturer
  • obtenir
  • gagner
  • acquérir
  • pouvoir
  • pouvoir faire
1079 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1234 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2912 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1364 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1532 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1313 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1392 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1408 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1310 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
959 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
537 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
699 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
708 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
20758X Morohashi
779 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3609 New Nelson (John Haig)
701 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
757 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1839 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2967 2001 Kanji
3g13.1 The Kanji Dictionary
1-3-13 SKIP code
4424.7 Four corner code
1-19-45 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
7372 Unicode hex code

24 strokes (also 23)
Radical:
deer 鹿
Parts:
广 鹿
Chinese unicorn, genius, giraffe, bright, shining
On:
リン
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
JLPT level N1

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • マサイ麒麟 【マサイキリン】 masai giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis tippelskirchii), maasai giraffe, Kilimanjaro giraffe
  • 木麒麟 【モッキリン】 Barbados shrub (Pereskia aculeata), Barbados gooseberry, leaf cactus, lemonvine

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
lin2
Korean:
rin

Spanish

  • unicornio chino
  • genio
  • jirafa
  • brillante
  • resplandeciente

Portuguese

French

5383 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3000 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2280 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
2376 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1215 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1669 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
47690 Morohashi
7028 New Nelson (John Haig)
2053 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2210 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
6b18.1 The Kanji Dictionary
1-11-13 SKIP code
0925.9 Four corner code
1-46-59 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
9e9f Unicode hex code