手(て)に入(い)れる

てにいれる
expression
to obtain; to get hold of; to acquire
idiomaction
1. to obtain; to get hold of; to acquire
To get something into one's possession, often after effort or good luck: a ticket, a rare item, a piece of information, a qualification. Literally 'to put into the hand.' The intransitive pair 手(て)に入(はい)る means to come into one's hands or to be obtainable.
やっとチケットを手(て)に入(い)れた。
I finally got hold of a ticket.
彼女(かのじょ)は長年(ながねん)の努力(どりょく)で弁護士(べんごし)の資格(しかく)を手(て)に入(い)れた。
After years of effort she obtained her license to practice law.
古(ふる)い地図(ちず)を手(て)に入(い)れるために、彼(かれ)は全国(ぜんこく)の古本屋(ふるほんや)を回(まわ)った。
To get hold of the old map, he went around secondhand bookshops all over the country.

Literally 'to put into one's hand.' The pair is 手(て)に入(はい)る: something comes into one's hands or is available (簡単(かんたん)に手(て)に入(はい)る — easy to get). Note the two readings of the same kanji: 入(い)れる but 入(はい)る.

Common patterns

  • 〜を手(て)に入(い)れる: to obtain ~
  • 情報(じょうほう)を手(て)に入(い)れる: to get information
  • 手(て)に入(い)れにくい: hard to come by

Similar words

Related Words

Related: 手(て) (hand)
Related: 入(い)れる (to put in)
Compare: 買(か)う (to buy)
Compare: 得(え)る (to gain, to obtain)
Compare: 入手(にゅうしゅ) (to acquire)
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Added 2026.9.10 0:45 · Revised 2026.9.10 0:54
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