Memory phrase for the character: 得

得

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Meaning

gain, get, acquire, benefit

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.

Radicals

彳 to walkRadical gyounin This is the half form of 行 gyougamae
旦 sun riseThe sun 日 rises above the horizon 一.
寸 skillful handImage 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. The mnemonics use it as "skillful hand" and partly as "to measure".




 Vocabulary

得分 とくぶん  one's share of the profit, gains
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
説得 せっとく  persuasion
納得 なっとく  consent, assent, understanding, agreement, comprehension, grasp
獲得 かくとく  acquisition, possession
損得 そんとく  loss and gain, advantage & disadvantage
所得 しょとく  income, earnings

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