Japanese symbol for “acquiring”
収得
しゅうとく
Romaji: shuutoku
acquiring; obtaining; receiving
In Japanese, acquiring is 収得, read しゅうとく (shuutoku).
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Meanings
- n, vs, vt acquiring; obtaining; receiving
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 収入 | しゅうにゅう shuunyuu | income; earnings; revenue |
| 回収 | かいしゅう kaishuu | collection; recovery; withdrawal |
| 収集 | しゅうしゅう shuushuu | collecting; accumulating; gathering |
| 買収 | ばいしゅう baishuu | acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover |
| 吸収 | きゅうしゅう kyuushuu | absorption; suction; attraction |
| 年収 | ねんしゅう nenshuu | annual income |
| 取得 | しゅとく shutoku | obtaining (a qualification, right, object, etc.); acquisition (of land, property, etc.); gaining possession (of) |
| 獲得 | かくとく kakutoku | acquisition; possession |
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