How to say 'Advantage' or 'Gain' in Japanese | 得

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The Japanese word for Advantage or Gain is 'Toku', written as 得 in Japanese.'Advantage' or 'Gain' in hiragana is とく.

word

得

Meaning

Advantage, Gain

Reading

とく

toku

Kanji

得Acquire

Explanation

The Japanese adjectival noun '得 (とく)' primarily means 'gain' or 'advantage'. It is used to describe something that is beneficial or profitable. This word often appears in contexts related to benefits, profits, or advantageous situations. For example: This plan has many advantages「この計画は得が多い」(このけいかくはとくがおおい). It is not profitable to do that「それは得にならない」(それはとくにならない). Note that '得' can also be used in compound words like '得する (とくする)' meaning 'to profit' or 'to benefit'.

Part Of Speech

adjectival noun

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

7170

Composition

kanji

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 得

This word contains 1 kanji character:

kanji

得

Meaning

Acquire

Words Related to 得 Through the Kanji 得

These 9 Words contain the Kanji 得 as well.

word

得る

Meaning

Obtain

word

所得

Meaning

Income

word

取得

Meaning

Acquisition

word

得意

Meaning

Good, Pride

word

説得

Meaning

Persuasion

word

獲得

Meaning

Acquisition

word

納得

Meaning

Understanding, Acceptance

word

不得意

Meaning

Poor

word

得する

Meaning

Profit

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'Toku' means 'Advantage' or 'Gain' .

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