獲

音読おんよみ: カク

訓読くんよみ: える

画数かくすう: 16

部首ぶしゅ: 犭(けものへん)

Meaning

Seize / Capture / Gain

  • 獲得かくとく — acquisition; gain; winning
  • 捕獲ほかく — capture; seizure
  • 漁獲ぎょかく — fish catch; haul
  • 乱獲らんかく — overfishing; overhunting
  • 獲物えもの — prey; game; catch
  • 未獲得みかくとく — not yet obtained; unearned

獲 is phono-semantic: the left side signals the hunting/animal domain, while the right side historically conveys the sound カク and the sense “to seize; to take.” Together they point to catching or obtaining something — hence meanings like capture, seize, and gain. In usage, contrast 獲得 (to obtain/secure) with 捕獲 (to capture/seize physically).

ぎょ(fishing)+ かく(catch) → 漁獲 — the amount of fish caught. Think “activity + result” for quick recall.

Creates

獲得かくとく — acquisition; gain; securing.

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