とく
Meanings
Adjective (な)
Noun
1. profit; advantage; benefit; gain
also written as 徳
2. rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
Pitch accent
Used in vocabulary (48 in total)
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
triumphantly; proudly
to do (a person) good; to bring profit
economical; bargain; good value; good-value
economical; economy size; family size (esp. of packaged food)
gain; profit; benefit; amplification
self-satisfaction; self-complacency; understanding (on one's own); realizing (through one's own ability); being paid back for one's deeds
vague; ambiguous; noncommittal; off-point
to benefit; to profit; to gain; to reap rewards
perquisite; perk; side benefit; emoluments
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic; understood only by oneself
scoring; score; points made; marks obtained; goals; runs
income; earnings
becoming a monk; entering priesthood
to gain nothing; to be of no benefit; to be no use; to be unprofitable
comprehension; knowledge
acquisition; obtaining; gaining possession; purchase
profitable plan; good plan
consenting to; being convinced of; being satisfied; understanding
loss and gain; advantage and disadvantage
mastery; learning through experience; realization; realisation; comprehension
deep realization (realisation); profound realization; one's faith being transmitted to a deity and one's wish then being granted; unexpectedly obtaining something
who benefits (from that)?; who cares?; who would want that?; pointless; of benefit to no one; of interest to no one
number of votes polled; poll votes
one's nature or personality; inherent; innate
one's nature or personality; inherent; innate
number of votes obtained (polled)
being very good at; strongest point
the unobtainable (that which cannot be known)
the early bird gets the worm
emoluments; additional profits
selfishness; self-interest
advantages and disadvantages; plus and minuses
double gain
you must lose a fly to catch a trout; sometimes the best gain is to lose
person on top of the income scale; top earner
specialty school graduate
attaining salvation
appreciating fully (e.g. work of art)
profit; gains; (one's) share; portion; (arch.) earnings from land tax (feudal Japan)
acquisition or forfeiture; acquisition (question of whether or not something is acquired)
understanding; theft
having thought for neither gain nor greed; only wanting to do something (thinking about nothing else)
you must lose a fly to catch a trout; sometimes the best gain is to lose
high-gain antenna
profiting by escaping (from punishment, payment, etc.)
Examples (1 in total)
There is no advantage in staying here.