JLPT N4 · Verb

頂く (itadaku)

頂く (いただく, itadaku) is a Japanese verb meaning “to receive; to get”. It is usually written in kana. It appears in JLPT N4 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: いただく
Romaji: itadaku
Word class: Godan verb (う-verb) ending in く
Level: JLPT N4 (unofficial)

Meaning

to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to buy · godan verb, transitive · humble, usually written in kana
to eat; to drink · godan verb, transitive · humble, polite, usually written in kana
to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head); to have (on top) · godan verb, transitive · usually written in kana · orig. meaning
to have (as one's leader); to live under (a ruler); to install (a president) · godan verb, transitive · usually written in kana
to get someone to do something · auxiliary verb, godan verb · humble, usually written in kana · follows a verb in "-te" form

Example sentences

アトランタ訪問の際には、お時間をさいていただき、ありがとうございました。

Thank you for the time you spent with me during my visit to Atlanta.

Tatoeba #234294

「もっとコーヒーはいかがですか」「もう結構です。十分頂きました」

"Will you have some more coffee?" "No, thanks. I've had enough."

Tatoeba #236420

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Conjugation of 頂く

Godan verb (う-verb) ending in く. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.

Form	Japanese	Reading
Dictionary	頂く	いただく itadaku
Polite (~masu)	頂きます	いただきます itadakimasu
Negative	頂かない	いただかない itadakanai
Polite negative	頂きません	いただきません itadakimasen
Past	頂いた	いただいた itadaita
Polite past	頂きました	いただきました itadakimashita
Negative past	頂かなかった	いただかなかった itadakanakatta
Te-form	頂いて	いただいて itadaite
Potential	頂ける	いただける itadakeru
Passive	頂かれる	いただかれる itadakareru
Causative	頂かせる	いただかせる itadakaseru
Volitional	頂こう	いただこう itadakou
Imperative	頂け	いただけ itadake
Conditional (~ba)	頂けば	いただけば itadakeba

Kanji in 頂く

頂

place on the head, receive, top of headチョウ・いただ.く・いただき · 11 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 頂く.

頂上ちょうじょうtop頂点ちょうてんvertex

Source: JMdict entry 1587290 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.