JLPT N3 · v2a-s

得る (uru)

得る (うる, uru) is a Japanese v2a-s meaning “to be able to ...; can ...”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: うる
Romaji: uru
Word class: v2a-s
Level: JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

to be able to ...; can ... · v2a-s, suffix · after the -masu stem of a verb
to get; to acquire; to obtain; to procure; to earn · v2a-s, transitive · formal

Example sentences

１５年間は満足しうる取り決めであった。

It was a satisfactory arrangement for fifteen years.

Tatoeba #235940

彼との交際で得るところが多かった。

I benefited much from my association with him.

Tatoeba #119250

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 得る

得

gain, get, findトク・え.る・う.る · 11 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 得る.

得意とくいsatisfaction納得なっとくconsent損得そんとくloss and gain心得るこころえるto know心得こころえknowledge (of a skill, art, etc.)得点とくてんscoring獲得かくとくacquisition所得しょとくincome説得せっとくpersuasion

Source: JMdict entry 1454500 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.