受 – accept, undergo, answer (phone)

8 strokesTaught in grade 3#136 in newspaper frequencyN4 vocabulary

The kanji 受 means accept, undergo, answer (phone), take, get, catch, receive. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is ジュ (ju); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is う.ける、-う.け、う.かる (ukeru, uke, ukaru). It is written with 8 strokes, under radical 又 (no. 29).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	ジュ	ju
Kun’yomi	う.ける	ukeru
Kun’yomi	-う.け	uke
Kun’yomi	う.かる	ukaru

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 又 (Kangxi radical 29). Components: 爪・又・冖.

Words using 受

受付うけつけreception (desk)受けるうけるto receive享受きょうじゅenjoyment (of freedom, beauty, etc.)受け取るうけとるto receive受取うけとりreceiving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引受るひきうけるto take on受け持つうけもつto take (be in) charge of受身うけみthe defensive受かるうかるto pass (examination)受持ちうけもちcharge (of something)受け入れうけいれreceiving受け継ぐうけつぐto inherit受け入れるうけいれるto accept受け付けるうけつけるto accept受け止めるうけとめるto catch

Example sentences

きれいな花が受付のデスクに飾ってありました。

There were beautiful flowers on the reception desk.

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６５歳以上の人たちは政府から年金を受けている。

People 65 and above get a pension from the government.

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立ち退きの予告を受けた。

We received an eviction notice.

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Kanji with the same radical

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