Illustration: In a Japanese community pottery studio, a learner confidently shapes a balanced bowl on a spinning wheel without anyone guiding her hands. Three earlier attempts sit on the nearby practice shelf: one collapsed, one badly tilted, and one uneven around the rim.

JLPT N2suru verbLevel estimated by Bebop

習しゅう得とく

shuutoku

to learn, to master

Used for acquiring a skill or knowledge. Note written by AI.

Example sentences

  1. 英語えいごを習得しゅうとくするのは難むずかしい。

    It’s hard to master English.

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  2. 彼女かのじょはフランス語ごを習得しゅうとくした。

    She acquired a knowledge of French.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. 彼かれはロシア語ごを素早すばやく習得しゅうとくした。

    He acquired Russian quickly.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

Kanji in 習得

  • 習learnOnシュウ・ジュKunならう・ならい
  • 得gain; acquireOnトクKunえる・うる

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