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得る is an exact match with one form of the following word:
得る
BOOST
Reading : える   
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to get; to earn; to acquire; to procure; to gain; to secure; to attain; to obtain; to win  (獲る esp. refers to catching wild game, etc.)
2. to understand; to comprehend
3. to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
auxiliary verb, ichidan verb, transitive verb
4. to be able to ..., can ...  (see also: 得ない, 得る:うる; after the -masu stem of a verb; this meaning is restricted to form 得る)
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 3 (among the 3,000 most useful words in Japanese)
• Kanshudo usefulness level is based on a usefulness score of 130,699 which gives a rank of 2,037
得る is the most useful form. 2 additional forms are shown below.
This word is a member of our collection of the 10,000 most useful words in Japanese:
• This form is used about 60% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 10,000 (about 76,300,000 results)
• This form appears in Wikipedia's list of JLPT N3 vocabulary (see JLPT collections)
• iknow! Core 6000 rank: 2795 (see iKnow! collections)
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 413
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
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Example sentences:
かれ
しゅしょう
首相
めざる
なかった

He was forced to resign as prime minister.
メグ
あたら
しい
ともだち
友達
たくさん

Meg acquired many new friends.
その
ほん
んで
おお
こと

I got a lot out of that book I read.
獲る
BOOST
Reading : える   
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• This form is rarely used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 91,000 (about 2,440,000 results)
• This form is used as an example of an official Joyo kanji reading
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える
BOOST
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is used about 30% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 17,000 (about 40,100,000 results)
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 2574
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
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トク    profit   え    う to acquire   
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step
an inch at dawn
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スン   inch
タン   ダン    dawn   
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ニチ   ジツ   sun; day   ひ    -か    
イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
カク   え to seize   
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はか to measure   
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おぎ reeds, grass used for mats   
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little bird
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grass   
また again   
ケン   いぬ dog   
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