音読み: カク
訓読み: える
画数: 16
部首: けものへん（犭）
Meaning
Seize / Capture / Gain
- Basic forms
- 獲る — obtain; win; capture / base form
- 獲ります — obtains; wins / masu form
- 獲った — obtained; won / ta form
- 獲って — obtaining … / te form
- 獲らない — do not obtain / negative
- 獲れば — if (one) obtains / conditional
- Common expressions
- 勝利を獲る — win a victory
- 賞を獲る — win a prize
- 信頼を獲る — gain trust
- More
- 獲りたい — want to obtain / 〜たい form
- 獲っている — has obtained; is gaining / state
獲る（える） is an ichidan transitive verb. It is often used in formal or written contexts for obtaining results, such as winning a prize or gaining trust.
- 獲得 — acquisition; gain; winning
- 捕獲 — capture; seizure
- 漁獲 — fish catch; haul
- 乱獲 — overfishing; overhunting
- 獲物 — prey; game; catch
- 未獲得 — not yet obtained; unearned
獲 is phono-semantic: the left side 犭 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).