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受

Accept
Stroke count: 8

Readings

On readingジュ
Kun readingう.ける、う.かる

Verbs with «受»

受ける受け入れる受け取る受け止める受け付ける受診する受け継ぐ受講する

Meanings

  1. acceptRtK
  2. answer (phone)
  3. catch
  4. get
  5. receive
    彼は母親が死亡したという電報を受け取った。He received a telegram saying that his mother had died.tatoeba
    - 総じて受ける罰- punishment generally receivedwiki
  6. take
    入試、お受験、中高一貫教育Entrance examination, Ojuken (taking an examination), and unified secondary education programwiki
  7. undergo
  1. to pass (examination)

Popular Usage

受付受ける受け取る受取受験受話器受け持つ受身享受受かる受け入れ受け継ぐ

Radicals and components

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How it's built
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Mnemonic (RtK)

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birdhouse · birdcage · claw · vulture · crown (冖) · crotch

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 794

Compound words

受付うけつけ
reception (desk); information desk; receptionist; information clerk; receipt
受けるうける
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage)
受け取るうけとる
to receive; to get; to accept; to take (someone's words or behaviour); to interpret
受験じゅけん
taking an examination (esp. for entrance to a school or university)
受話器じゅわき
(telephone) receiver
受け持つうけもつ
to take (be in) charge of
受け継ぐうけつぐ
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
受け止めるうけとめる
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
受け入れるうけいれる
to accept; to receive; to agree
受け付けるうけつける
to accept; to receive (an application); to take up; to (be able to) take (food, medicine, etc.); to bear
受託じゅたく
being entrusted with; taking charge of
受診するじゅしんする
to have
受講するじゅこうする
to take
享受きょうじゅ
enjoyment (of freedom, beauty, etc.); reception (of a right, privilege, rank, etc.); having
受身うけみ
the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; passiveness; the passive
受かるうかる
to pass (examination)
受け入れうけいれ
receiving; acceptance; reception; admission
受け取りうけとり
receiving; receipt
受刑じゅけい
punishment
受講じゅこう
taking a lecture; attending a class; taking a course
受賞じゅしょう
winning a prize; receiving an award; being awarded
受信じゅしん
receiving (a message, letter, email, etc.); reception (radio, TV, etc.)
受像じゅぞう
(television) reception; receiving (a picture)
受胎じゅたい
conception; fertilization; fertilisation
既にアカウントがあるのなら、システムを使って電子メールを送受信できます。そうじゅしん
If there is already an account, there is a system by which you are able to send and receive email.tatoeba
手荷物はどこで受け取るんですか?うけとる
Where do I claim my baggage?tatoeba
彼は法律家になる教育を受けた。
He was trained as a lawyer.tatoeba
彼は保険金として大金を受け取った。
He received a large sum in insurance benefit.tatoeba
彼は物事をあるがままに受け入れなさいと教わってきた。
He's been taught to accept things as they are.tatoeba
町立安土城天主信長の館受付
Information desk of Azuchi Municipal "Azuchi-jo Tenshu, Nobunaga no Yakata"wiki
拝観時間900~1530受付終了。
Open between 09:00 and 15:30.wiki
- 別して受ける罰
- punishment received separatelywiki
好ましいと受け取る者も多い。
Many accept it as favorable.wiki
天皇、皇后が供物を受け取る。
The emperor and the empress receive the gifts.wiki
帝室京都博物館の現場を受け持つ。
He took charge of a site in the Imperial Kyoto National Museum.wiki
:大阪教育大学受験。
He took an entrance test for Osaka Kyoiku University.wiki
道長はこれを受け入れた。
Michinaga accepted the proposal.wiki
清盛はこの申し入れを受け入れる。
Kiyomori accepted the request.wiki
疲弊した藩鎮側もこれを受け入れる。
The war-stricken hanchin accepted the offer.wiki
しかしその態度は無批判にそれを受け入れる傾向が強く見られた。
However, it was said that he had a strong tendency to accept the book uncritically.wiki
大乗仏教を学び、さらに密教を受け継ぐ。
He learned Mahayana Buddhism and took over Mikkyo.wiki
一澤帆布時代の伝統を受け継ぐ、無地帆布の帆布袋。
A Hanpu bag made with plain sailcloth, continuing the tradition from the time of Ichizawa Hanpu.wiki
道場から発射される矢を受け止める。
Azuchi receives an arrow which is shot from the dojo.wiki
季武は赤子を受け取り、岸へ向かう。
Suetake received the baby and headed for the bank.wiki
このように、念仏には、様々な受け取り方がある。
As seen from above, there are many ways to interpret Nenbutsu.wiki
受身で畳の上を転がることにより血行を促す。
Rolling on the tatami mat for ukemi (falling techniques) improves the blood circulation.wiki
また受身の習得で転倒による怪我をしにくくなる。
Additionally, by learning ukemi one can prevent injury due to falling.wiki

Real voices: how native speakers say it

These sentences were read aloud by real people — native Japanese speakers — for the open Mozilla Common Voice project. Listen to how a phrase sounds in real speech: the intonation, the pace, the way words run together. Two speakers mean two different people read it — compare them.

適応といっても単に受動的なものでない。
てきおうといってもたんにじゅどうてきなものでない。Adaptation is not merely passive.
総務省から指導を受けても住民票の記載を変えないと表明した。
そうむしょうからしどうをうけてもじゅうみんひょうのきさいをかえないとひょうめいした。Even after receiving guidance from the Ministry of Internal Affairs, they declared they would not change the residential registration record.
短文や長文などなんでも受け付けています
たんぶんやちょうぶんなどなんでもうけつけていますWe accept anything from short to long sentences.

Recordings and sentences: Mozilla Common Voice, CC0

Stroke Order

8 strokes

Receive. ⺤ (hand from above) + 冖 + 又 (hand below) — something passing from hand to hand.

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 受

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