also: うけがよい
expression, i-adjective (yoi/ii class)
popular; well-received; liked
Describes something that is favorably received by people, often used for products, ideas, performances, or personal traits. The phrase is a fixed expression meaning 'to be popular' or 'to go over well'.
この新商品は若い女性に受けがいい。
This new product is popular with young women.
彼の冗談はいつも受けがいい。
His jokes always go over well.
Katakana ウケ with reading よい; formal or written variant.
人気がある is a more general and neutral way to say 'popular', while 受けがいい emphasizes the favorable reception or approval from a specific group or in a particular context.
評判がいい means 'has a good reputation' and is often based on longer-term evaluation, whereas 受けがいい focuses on immediate positive reaction.
Compound of 受け (uke, 'reception', from verb 受ける ukeru 'to receive') + particle が (ga) + adjective いい (ii, 'good'). Literally 'the reception is good'.