# 得 — gain; be able to

得 means “gain; be able to”. It is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 11 strokes. On'yomi: トク (toku). Kun'yomi: え(る) (eru), う(る) (uru). You'll see it in words such as 得 (toku, “profit; advantage”).

- Meaning: gain; be able to
- On'yomi: トク (toku)
- Kun'yomi: え(る) (eru), う(る) (uru)
- Strokes: 11
- Level: JLPT N3 · set Doing & acting 1

## How to remember 得

Parts: 彳 stepping · 旦 daybreak · 寸 measure

## Words with 得

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 得 | とく (toku) | profit; advantage |
| 得る | うる (uru) | to be able to ...; can ... |
| 得する | とくする (tokusuru) | to make a profit |

## More in the “Doing & acting 1” set

[定](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/determine/) · [選](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/choose/) · [決](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/decide/) · [調](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/look-into/) · [保](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/preserve/) · [活](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/activity/) · [得](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/gain/) · [査](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/inspect/) · [求](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/seek/)

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