獲得|かくとくkakutoku[0]heiban (flat)
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- suru verb, transitive verb, no-adjectiveacquisition; possession
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 獲得する(かくとくする) |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 獲得します(かくとくします) |
| Negative (nai) | 獲得しない(かくとくしない) |
| polite (masen) | 獲得しません(かくとくしません) |
| classical zu / nu | 獲得せず・獲得せぬ(かくとくせず・かくとくせぬ) |
| Past (ta) | 獲得した(かくとくした) |
| polite (mashita) | 獲得しました(かくとくしました) |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 獲得しなかった(かくとくしなかった) |
| polite (masen deshita) | 獲得しませんでした(かくとくしませんでした) |
| Te form | 獲得して(かくとくして) |
| Potential | 獲得できる(かくとくできる) |
| Passive | 獲得される(かくとくされる) |
| Causative | 獲得させる(かくとくさせる) |
| Causative passive | 獲得させられる(かくとくさせられる) |
| Conditional (ba) | 獲得すれば(かくとくすれば) |
| tara | 獲得したら(かくとくしたら) |
| Volitional | 獲得しよう(かくとくしよう) |
| polite (mashou) | 獲得しましょう(かくとくしましょう) |
| Imperative | 獲得しろ(かくとくしろ) |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
- Synonym取得しゅとくNeutralPlain in tone: used for obtaining qualifications, rights or property, and for data (「データの取得」); 「獲得」 stresses winning through effort or competition.
- Synonym勝ち取るかちとるNeutralA verb for winning after a struggle, as in 「勝利を勝ち取る」; 「獲得」 is a noun, somewhat formal, but also usable as 「獲得する」.
- Synonym確保かくほNeutralAbout securing and holding on to something, as in 「人材確保」; 「獲得」 is about winning it in the first place.
- Synonym入手にゅうしゅNeutralSimply getting something, often information or goods, as in 「情報を入手」; 「獲得」 stresses gaining results through effort, as in 「知識を獲得する」.
- Synonym得るえるWrittenA written-style verb with broad uses: to get, but also to understand or fall ill; 「獲得」 is a noun that stresses gaining through effort.
- Synonym勝ち得るかちえるWrittenA written verb for winning trust, fame and the like through effort, as in 「信頼を勝ち得る」; 「獲得」 is a noun and takes a wider range of objects.
- Antonym喪失そうしつNeutralThe opposite of 「獲得」 in gain and loss: losing something one already has, as in 「記憶喪失」 or 「自信を喪失する」.
- Antonym放棄ほうきNeutralThe opposite of 「獲得」 in gain and loss: deliberately giving up rights, qualifications and the like, as in 「権利を放棄する」.
Use 「獲得」 for winning medals, rights or seats through effort or competition. For qualifications and data use 「取得」, for getting information or goods 「入手」, for holding on to what you have 「確保」. The antonyms are 「喪失」 and 「放棄」.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only


