I Love Kanji受ける (ukeru)
受ける (うける, ukeru) is a Japanese verb meaning “to receive; to get”. It appears in JLPT N4 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.
- Reading
- うける
- Romaji
- ukeru
- Word class
- Ichidan verb (る-verb)
- Level
- JLPT N4 (unofficial)
Meaning
- to receive; to get · ichidan verb, transitive
- to catch (e.g. a ball) · ichidan verb, transitive
- to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.) · ichidan verb, transitive
- to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to suffer (an injury); to feel (influence) · ichidan verb, transitive
- to undergo (e.g. surgery); to take (a test); to accept (a challenge) · ichidan verb, transitive
Example sentences
Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.
Conjugation of 受ける
Ichidan verb (る-verb). Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.
| Form | Japanese | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 受ける | うける ukeru |
| Polite (~masu) | 受けます | うけます ukemasu |
| Negative | 受けない | うけない ukenai |
| Polite negative | 受けません | うけません ukemasen |
| Past | 受けた | うけた uketa |
| Polite past | 受けました | うけました ukemashita |
| Negative past | 受けなかった | うけなかった ukenakatta |
| Te-form | 受けて | うけて ukete |
| Potential | 受けられる | うけられる ukerareru |
| Passive | 受けられる | うけられる ukerareru |
| Causative | 受けさせる | うけさせる ukesaseru |
| Volitional | 受けよう | うけよう ukeyou |
| Imperative | 受けろ | うけろ ukero |
| Conditional (~ba) | 受ければ | うければ ukereba |
Kanji in 受ける
Related words
Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 受ける.
受付うけつけreception (desk)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
Source: JMdict entry 1329590 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.