得

とく

Meanings

1. な-adjective, Noun profit; advantage; benefit; gain (also written as 徳)
2. rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana

Kanji

• 得 gain. Read as トク.

Example sentences

• 朝起きは三文の得。
  The early bird catches the worm.
• 何でも習っておいた方が得ですよ。
  It's to your advantage to learn everything you can.
• そんなに突っけんどんにしてなんの得があるのか。
  How can you benefit by being so unpleasant?
• この車は高そうですが、耐久性があるので長い目で見れば得です。
  This seems expensive, but it's so durable it will pay off in the long run.
• ここにとどまっていても何の得もない。
  There is no advantage in staying here.

Common phrases

• 得をする (とくをする) to benefit
• 得になる (とくになる) to do (a person) good
• 得にならない

Words containing 得

• 獲得 (かくとく) acquisition
• 得意 (とくい) one's strong point
• 取得 (しゅとく) obtaining (a qualification, right, object, etc.)

And 209 more.

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