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Japanese symbol for “acquiring”

Romaji: shuutoku
acquiring; obtaining; receiving

In Japanese, acquiring is , read (shuutoku).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Meanings

  1. n, vs, vt acquiring; obtaining; receiving

Kanji and stroke order

income, obtain, reap
on: シュウ
kun: おさ.める、おさ.まる
4 strokes · JLPT 2
gain, get, find
on: トク
kun: え.る、う.る
11 strokes · JLPT 2

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
しゅうにゅう shuunyuuincome; earnings; revenue
かいしゅう kaishuucollection; recovery; withdrawal
しゅうしゅう shuushuucollecting; accumulating; gathering
ばいしゅう baishuuacquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover
きゅうしゅう kyuushuuabsorption; suction; attraction
ねんしゅう nenshuuannual income
しゅとく shutokuobtaining (a qualification, right, object, etc.); acquisition (of land, property, etc.); gaining possession (of)
かくとく kakutokuacquisition; possession

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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