Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of (とく) in Japanese

Kana Reading
とく
Romaji
toku
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi), noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Meaning
    profit; advantage; benefit; gain
    Example sentence
    礼儀正しくするである It pays to be polite.
  • Parts of speech
    Buddhist term
    Meaning
    rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
    Example sentence
    被害者によってするのだろう Who gains by the victim's death?

Examples of 得, とく in a sentence



Kanji in this word

JLPT 3

11 strokes

gain, get, find, earn, acquire, can, may, able to, profit, advantage, benefit

On'Yomi: トク

Kun'Yomi: え.る, う.る

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