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体得

たいとく

learning through experience

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Examples

  1. 長年の経験で技術を体得した。

    ながねんのけいけんでぎじゅつをたいとくした。

    He mastered the skill through years of experience.

  2. 現場で接客のこつを体得した。

    げんばでせっきゃくのこつをたいとくした。

    I picked up the knack of dealing with customers on the job.

  3. 理論は本で学べるが、感覚は体得するしかない。

    りろんはほんでまなべるが、かんかくはたいとくするしかない。

    You can learn the theory from books, but the feel you can only acquire by doing.

Common patterns

技を体得する
to master a technique by doing
身をもって体得する
to learn it firsthand
経験で体得する
to acquire through experience

Memory tip

Literally 'to get it with the body': learning by repetition until the hands know it. Use it for skills that live in the muscles; 習得 covers anything, including what you learn from a book.

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