Kanji
N1 16 strokes Grade 8 freq #964

seize, get, find, earn, acquire

On'yomi (音読み)

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

Radical (部首)

dog inu

Others with this radical

On'yomi compounds (音読み)

acquisition; possession
capture; seizure
fishery; fishing
overfishing; overhunting
prey; catch
seizure at sea (of an enemy ship or cargo)
xenolith
plunder; spoils
electron capture
double electron capture

Kun'yomi words (訓読み)

to be caught (of a wild animal or fish); to be captured
to catch (a wild animal or fish); to capture
instantaneous acquisition model

Example sentences

He gained the prize by dint of hard work.

His music has attained great popularity overseas.

To avoid spoiling, fish caught far out at sea are immediately cooled or even frozen.

I think it is cruel to trap animals for fur coats.