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What does 得る (うる, uru) mean?

得る (うる, uru) means can, be able to; obtain, gain.

Quick facts
Readingうる
Romajiuru
Part of speechsuffix
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N3
うる
N3 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonuru

can, be able to; obtain, gain

  1. 1v2a-s · suffix to be able to ...; can ...
  2. 2v2a-s · transitive to get; to acquire; to obtain

Example sentences

  • That's a story that could well be true.

  • This is a problem that could happen to anyone.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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