入手|にゅうしゅnyuushu[0]heiban (flat)

JLPT N1approx.Common
Definitions
  1. noun, suru verb, transitive verbacquisition; obtaining; procurement; getting (hold of)
    これらの品目ひんもくは入手にゅうしゅがかなり困難こんなんだ。↗
    These items are rather hard to obtain.
Conjugation
Dictionary form入手する(にゅうしゅする)
Polite (masu)入手します(にゅうしゅします)
Negative (nai)入手しない(にゅうしゅしない)
polite (masen)入手しません(にゅうしゅしません)
classical zu / nu入手せず・入手せぬ(にゅうしゅせず・にゅうしゅせぬ)
Past (ta)入手した(にゅうしゅした)
polite (mashita)入手しました(にゅうしゅしました)
Past negative (nakatta)入手しなかった(にゅうしゅしなかった)
polite (masen deshita)入手しませんでした(にゅうしゅしませんでした)
Te form入手して(にゅうしゅして)
Potential入手できる(にゅうしゅできる)
Passive入手される(にゅうしゅされる)
Causative入手させる(にゅうしゅさせる)
Causative passive入手させられる(にゅうしゅさせられる)
Conditional (ba)入手すれば(にゅうしゅすれば)
tara入手したら(にゅうしゅしたら)
Volitional入手しよう(にゅうしゅしよう)
polite (mashou)入手しましょう(にゅうしゅしましょう)
Imperative入手しろ(にゅうしゅしろ)

Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym取得しゅとくNeutralUnrelated to 入手 in meaning: it means a merit or good point, as in 「取り柄がない」; also written 「取得」 but still read 「とりえ」. Its listing here is likely a mistake.
  • Synonym手に入れるてにいれるNeutralIdiomatic everyday way to say to get something; common in speech, while 「入手」 leans written and is typical for information and goods.
  • Synonym獲得かくとくNeutralSuggests winning something through effort or competition; 「入手」 just means coming to have something, without that nuance.
  • Synonym収得しゅうとくWrittenWritten-formal and rare; simply means acquiring or obtaining. In everyday language people say 「取得」 or 「入手」.
  • Antonym放出ほうしゅつNeutralOpposite to 「入手」 in terms of getting vs releasing: means putting something out — emitting, discharging, or releasing goods or a player.
  • Antonym手放すてばなすNeutralOpposite to 「入手」 in terms of holding vs letting go: parting with what one has — selling it off or handing it over.
  • Antonym放棄ほうきNeutralOpposite to 「入手」 in terms of holding vs giving up: abandoning or renouncing something, e.g. a right, rather than acquiring it.

Use 「入手」 for getting information or goods, as in 「チケットを入手」; in speech prefer 「手に入れる」, and use 「獲得」 for winning something through effort or competition. The opposites are 「手放す」 and 「放棄」; 「収得」 is rare written style, and 「取り柄」 is unrelated.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

Japanese definitions
  1. 自分じぶんの物ものにすること。
Kanji in this word
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