- 1. [adj-i] hard to get; hard to come by
Kanji in this word
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得
gain, get, find, earn, acquire, can, may, able to, profit, advantage, benefitOn: トク (toku)Kun: え.る (e.ru)、 う.る (u.ru)
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難
difficult, impossible, trouble, accident, defectOn: ナン (nan)Kun: かた.い (kata.i)、 -がた.い (-gata.i)、 むずか.しい (muzuka.shii)、 むづか.しい (muzuka.shii)、 むつか.しい (mutsuka.shii)、 -にく.い (-niku.i)
Example Sentences
いまどき良い仕事はなかなか得がたいのを忘れないでね。
Don't forget that good jobs are very hard to come by these days.