獲 means “catch, acquire, win”

かく · kaku

Also: seize, get, find, earn

Kun'yomi (Japanese reading)

える

On'yomi (Chinese reading)

カク

JLPT N1 · Taught in secondary school · 16 strokes

The story

A dog (犭) and a hand (又) closing on a bird (隹) in the grass (艹): the hunt pays off. 獲物 is prey, 漁獲 is a fishing catch, and 獲得 is winning anything you go after, from medals to votes.

Used in 獲得 (kakutoku, acquisition/winning), 獲物 (emono, prey/game), and 漁獲 (gyokaku, catch of fish)

More from Arms & the Hunt

• 銃 gun
• 甲 armor
• 網 net
• 砲 cannon
• 矢 arrow
• 剣 sword
• 盾 shield
• 矛 spear
• 釣 fish (with a line)
• 狩 hunt
• 弓 bow (archery)
• 猟 hunting (game)

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Readings from KANJIDIC2, © EDRDG, CC BY-SA.