Kanji

受

受

accept, undergo, answer (phone), take, get, catch, receive

Kanji

Grade

Grade 3

Strokes

8 strokes

Radical

又部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

ジュ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

うける, -うけ, うかる

Nanori (Name Reading)

うく, うけ, おさ, しげ, つぐ

Common Readings

ジュ, う…かる, う…ける

Example sentences

受ける うける
来月試験を受ける

I will take an exam next month.

影響 えいきょう
彼の音楽は60年代のロックに影響を受けている。

His music is influenced by the rock of the 60s.

受け取る うけとる
荷物を無事に受け取りました。

I received the package safely.

新 しん
新学期が始まり、新しい教科書を受け取った。

The new semester started, and I received new textbooks.

受け入れる うけいれる
彼は自分の間違いを素直に受け入れた。

He honestly accepted his mistake.

現実 げんじつ
現実を受け入れるのは難しい。

It is difficult to accept reality.

受け止める うけとめる
彼は彼女の忠告を真摯に受け止めた

He took her advice seriously.

敗 はい
彼はその一敗を重く受け止めた

He took that one defeat seriously.

引き受ける ひきうける
難しい仕事を引き受けた

I took on the difficult job.

自ら みずから
彼は自ら進んで困難な仕事を引き受けた。

He personally volunteered for the difficult job.

Example Vocabulary

受ける

うける

to receive, to take (exam), to undergo, to accept

受け取る

うけとる

to receive; to accept; to interpret

受け入れる

うけいれる

to accept; to receive; to agree

受け止める

うけとめる

to catch; to stop; to accept; to take to heart

引き受ける

ひきうける

to take on; to undertake; to accept; to be responsible for

受け継ぐ

うけつぐ

to inherit; to succeed; to carry on

受付

うけつけ

reception; reception desk; information desk

受験

じゅけん

taking an exam

受け流す

うけながす

to parry; to ward off; to brush aside; to deflect

待ち受ける

まちうける

to wait for; to be in wait for; to await

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