JLPT N2 · Verb

承る (uketamawaru)

承る (うけたまわる, uketamawaru) is a Japanese verb meaning “to hear; to be told”. It appears in JLPT N2 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: うけたまわる
Romaji: uketamawaru
Word class: Godan verb (う-verb) ending in る
Level: JLPT N2 (unofficial)

Meaning

to hear; to be told; to know · godan verb, transitive · humble
to receive (order); to undertake; to comply; to take (a reservation, etc.) · godan verb, transitive

Example sentences

展示会へのご招待、本日ありがたく承りました。

Today, we received your invitation to the exhibition with pleasure.

Tatoeba #125005

ご用は承っておりますか。

Is anybody waiting on you?

Tatoeba #216998

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

Conjugation of 承る

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

Form	Japanese	Reading
Dictionary	承る	うけたまわる uketamawaru
Polite (~masu)	承ります	うけたまわります uketamawarimasu
Negative	承らない	うけたまわらない uketamawaranai
Polite negative	承りません	うけたまわりません uketamawarimasen
Past	承った	うけたまわった uketamawatta
Polite past	承りました	うけたまわりました uketamawarimashita
Negative past	承らなかった	うけたまわらなかった uketamawaranakatta
Te-form	承って	うけたまわって uketamawatte
Potential	承れる	うけたまわれる uketamawareru
Passive	承られる	うけたまわられる uketamawarareru
Causative	承らせる	うけたまわらせる uketamawaraseru
Volitional	承ろう	うけたまわろう uketamawarou
Imperative	承れ	うけたまわれ uketamaware
Conditional (~ba)	承れば	うけたまわれば uketamawareba

Kanji in 承る

承

acquiesce, hear, listen toショウ・ジョウ・うけたまわ.る・う.ける · 8 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 承る.

承知しょうちknowledge承認しょうにんrecognition承諾しょうだくconsent了承りょうしょうacknowledgement

Source: JMdict entry 1349440 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.