獲る

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term

Grade: S
kun'yomi
For pronunciation and definitions of 獲る – see the following entry.
[verb] [from 759] to get, acquire, gain, obtain, win, catch
[verb] [from 1073] (following a verb in the attributive conjugation plus particle (o) or abstract noun (koto, fact, instance, occurrence)) to be able to, can (compare English get to do)
[verb] [from 1073] (by extension; in the form ざるを()ない (-zaru o enai) following the imperfective form of a verb) cannot help but doing, cannot but do
(This term, 獲る, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term

Grade: S
kun'yomi
For pronunciation and definitions of 獲る – see the following entry.
とる
[verb] 捕る, 獲る, 取る, 把る: to catch; to capture
[verb] to hunt (animals)
Alternative spellings
捕る, 取る, 把る
(This term, 獲る, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)