noun, takes する, transitive verb, takes genitive case の

  1. acquisition, possession.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
獲得 かくとく

Contained Kanji Breakdown

seize, get, find
カク え.る (Early Jr. High, N1)
dog, dog radical (no. 94)
to measure, to calculate
ワク キャク カク
grass used for making mats, Huanpu, place famous for robbers
カン スイ おぎ
grass, grass radical (no. 140)
bird, old bird radical (no. 172)
サイ スイ とり (Kentei 1)
human radical (no. 9)
lord, chief, master
シュ あるじ ぬし (3rd, N4)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
king, rule, magnate
オウ -ノウ おお (1st, N3)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
or again, furthermore, on the other hand
また ユウ やす (Late Jr. High, N1)
gain, get, find
トク え.る う.る (5th, N3)
stop, linger, loiter
テキ たたず.む (Kentei 1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
human radical (no. 9)
to get, complacent, to obstruct
daybreak, dawn, morning
タン あき.らか あきら (Late High School, N1)
day, sun, Japan
ひ にっ ニチ (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
measurement, tenth of a shaku, a little
スン す みき (6th, N1)