How do you say "can" in Japanese?

“Can” in Japanese

Short answer

得る uru うる

Can in Japanese is “得る” (uru). Full meaning: to be able to ..., can ...; to get, to acquire, to obtain, to procure, to earn, to win, to gain, to secure, to attain; to get, to earn, to acquire, to procure, to gain, to secure, to attain, to obtain, to win.

Other ways to say “Can” in Japanese

缶 kan can, tin; boiler; fat-bodied, small-mouthed earthenware jar for carrying water キヤン kyan can, tin; boiler; fat-bodied, small-mouthed earthenware jar for carrying water う u to be able to ..., can ...; to get, to acquire, to obtain, to procure, to earn, to win, to gain, to secure, to attain; to get, to earn, to acquire, to procure, to gain, to secure, to attain, to obtain, to win 獲る uru to be able to ..., can ...; to get, to acquire, to obtain, to procure, to earn, to win, to gain, to secure, to attain; to get, to earn, to acquire, to procure, to gain, to secure, to attain, to obtain, to win うる uru to be able to ..., can ...; to get, to acquire, to obtain, to procure, to earn, to win, to gain, to secure, to attain; to get, to earn, to acquire, to procure, to gain, to secure, to attain, to obtain, to win 得ル eru to be able to ..., can ...; to get, to acquire, to obtain, to procure, to earn, to win, to gain, to secure, to attain; to get, to earn, to acquire, to procure, to gain, to secure, to attain, to obtain, to win 得れる ereru to be able to ..., can ...; to get, to acquire, to obtain, to procure, to earn, to win, to gain, to secure, to attain; to get, to earn, to acquire, to procure, to gain, to secure, to attain, to obtain, to win え e to be able to ..., can ...; to get, to acquire, to obtain, to procure, to earn, to win, to gain, to secure, to attain; to get, to earn, to acquire, to procure, to gain, to secure, to attain, to obtain, to win 宜しい yoroshii good, OK, all right, fine, very well, will do, may, can うれ ure to be able to ..., can ...; to get, to acquire, to obtain, to procure, to earn, to win, to gain, to secure, to attain; to get, to earn, to acquire, to procure, to gain, to secure, to attain, to obtain, to win 取り消し torikeshi cancellation, withdrawal, abolition, revocation, cancel, CAN

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