獲る

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
獲
え
Grade: S
kun'yomi
For pronunciation and definitions of 獲る – see the following entry.
【得える】
[verb] [from 759] to get, acquire, gain, obtain, win, catch
[verb] [from 1073] (following a verb in the attributive conjugation plus particle を (o) or abstract noun 事 (koto, “fact, instance, occurrence”)) to be able to, can (compare English get to do)
[verb] [from 1073] (by extension; in the form ざるを得(え)ない (-zaru o enai) following the imperfective form of a verb) cannot help but doing, cannot but do
(This term, 獲る, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
獲
と
Grade: S
kun'yomi
For pronunciation and definitions of 獲る – see the following entry.
【とる】
[verb] 捕る, 獲る, 取る, 把る: to catch; to capture
[verb] to hunt (animals)
Alternative spellings
捕る, 取る, 把る
(This term, 獲る, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)
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