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受ける · ichidan verb

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	受うける	受うけない
Polite	受うけます	受うけません
Past polite	受うけました	受うけませんでした
Past	受うけた	受うけなかった
Te-form	受うけて	受うけないで
Desire	受うけたい	受うけたくない
Potential	受うけられるalso 受うけれる	受うけられないalso 受うけれない
Passive	受うけられる	受うけられない
Causative	受うけさせる	受うけさせない
Causative passive	受うけさせられる	受うけさせられない
Volitional	受うけよう
Polite volitional	受うけましょう
Imperative	受うけろ	受うけるな
Conditional	受うければ	受うけなければ
Tara conditional	受うけたら	受うけなかったら

Pairs with受かる

Meanings

ichidan verb, transitive verb

receive; get

General verb for receiving something concrete or abstract.

誕たん生じょう日びに友とも達だちからプレゼントを受うけた。
I received a present from a friend on my birthday.

ichidan verb, transitive verb

catch (a ball)

Used for catching thrown objects, especially in sports.

彼かれは難むずかしいボールを片かた手てで受うけた。
He caught a difficult ball with one hand.

ichidan verb, transitive verb

be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight)

Describes being exposed to natural elements; often used with 風, 波, 日差し.

海かい岸がんで強つよい風かぜを受うけた。
I was hit by a strong wind at the beach.

ichidan verb, transitive verb

sustain (damage); incur (loss); undergo (surgery); take (test); accept (challenge)

Covers suffering negative consequences, undergoing procedures, and accepting challenges. Common with nouns like 損害, 手術, 試験, 挑戦.

台たい風ふうで家いえが大おおきな被ひ害がいを受うけた。
Our house sustained major damage from the typhoon.
来らい月げつ、大だい学がく院いんの入にゅう学がく試し験けんを受うける予よ定ていだ。
I plan to take the graduate school entrance exam next month.

ichidan verb, transitive verb

be given (life, talent)

Used for receiving intangible gifts like life or talent; often with 享ける.

彼かれは生うまれながらにして音おん楽がくの才さい能のうを受うけた。
He was born with a talent for music.

ichidan verb, intransitive verb

find funny; be amused

colloquialusually written using kana alone

Colloquial, usually written in kana (ウケる). Intransitive; describes a spontaneous reaction to something humorous.

そのギャグ、めっちゃウケる！
That gag is hilarious!

ichidan verb, transitive verb

follow; succeed; be descended from

Used for inheriting a tradition, position, or lineage; often with 享ける.

彼かれは父ちちの跡あとを受うけて社しゃ長ちょうになった。
He succeeded his father as company president.

ichidan verb, transitive verb

face (south, etc.)

Describes the orientation of a building or room; used with direction words.

この部屋へやは南みなみを受うけて明あかるい。
This room faces south and is bright.

ichidan verb, transitive verb

be modified by (linguistics)

linguistics

Technical linguistic term; a word or phrase is modified by another element.

この名めい詞しは形けい容よう詞しの修しゅう飾しょくを受うける。
This noun is modified by an adjective.

ichidan verb, transitive verb

redeem (pawned item)

Rare standalone use; now mostly in compounds like 請け出す. Kanji 請ける is specific to this sense.

Usage patterns· 8

〈物もの〉を受うけるto catch (a thrown object)
彼かれはボールをしっかり受うけた。
He caught the ball firmly.
日ひ差ざしを受うけるto be exposed to sunlight
この部屋へやは朝あさの日ひ差ざしを受うけて明あかるい。
This room is bright, catching the morning sunlight.
影えい響きょうを受うけるto be influenced by
彼かれの音おん楽がくは日に本ほんの伝でん統とう文ぶん化かの影えい響きょうを受うけている。
His music is influenced by traditional Japanese culture.
〈試し験けん〉を受うけるto take/sit an exam
来らい週しゅう、大だい学がくの入にゅう試しを受うける。
I'm taking the university entrance exam next week.
手しゅ術じゅつを受うけるto undergo surgery
父ちちは先せん月げつ、心しん臓ぞうの手しゅ術じゅつを受うけた。
My father underwent heart surgery last month.

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賞しょうを受うけるto receive an award
その小しょう説せつは文ぶん学がく賞しょうを受うけた。
That novel received a literary award.
挑ちょう戦せんを受うけるto accept a challenge
彼かれはライバルからの挑ちょう戦せんを受うけた。
He accepted the challenge from his rival.
損そん害がいを受うけるto suffer damage/loss
台たい風ふうで農のう作さく物ぶつが大おおきな損そん害がいを受うけた。
The crops suffered heavy damage from the typhoon.

Expressions· 18

万ばん人にん受うけuniversally acceptable; popular with everyone
受うけがいいpopular (with); well received; in favor (with)
受うけが悪わるいunpopular; badly received; out of favor
うけがいいpopular; well-received; liked
恩おんを受うけるbe indebted; be under an obligation

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生せいを受うけるto be born; to come into this world
真まに受うけるtake seriously; take at face value; believe
罰ばつを受うけるreceive punishment; be punished; pay a penalty

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Kanji

受accept, undergo, answer (phone)
承acquiesce, hear, listen to
享enjoy, receive, undergo
請solicit, invite, ask

Transitive / intransitive

受ける is used both transitively and intransitively: transitively in senses like 試験を受ける (to take an exam), and intransitively in casual senses like 彼のジョークはよく受ける (his jokes go over well/are funny).

受うかるN3sense 4
受ける is transitive (試験を受ける, to take an exam) while its intransitive partner 受かる (試験に受かる, to pass an exam) describes the resulting state.

Related words· 12

受うけ取とるN3sense 1
受け取る stresses physically taking or accepting something handed to you, while 受ける covers a wider range including abstract or passive reception.
もらうN5sense 1
もらう is casual and personal, used for getting something from someone of equal or lower status, while 受ける is broader and more formal, covering damage, tests, and abstract things too.
浴あびるN5
受ける is the neutral, everyday word for receiving criticism or attention, while 浴びる adds a vivid image of being 'showered' or 'flooded' with it.
受うけ入いれるN2
受ける is a general verb for receiving or undergoing something (often physical or an experience), while 受け入れる adds the nuance of willingly accepting or agreeing to it.

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得えるN3
受ける is the normal modern verb for receiving something bad like punishment or illness, while 得る in this sense is formal or literary, as in 病を得る.
受うけ付つけるN2
受け付ける adds a nuance of active acceptance or capacity to tolerate, while 受ける is the broader, more general verb for receiving or undergoing something.
受じゅ験けんN3
受ける is the plain verb meaning 'to take (a test)', while 受験 is the more formal noun used especially for entrance exams and often paired with する.
享きょう受じゅN1
受ける simply means to receive, while 享受 adds the nuance of actively appreciating and benefiting from what is received.
喫きっする
受ける is a neutral, everyday verb for receiving something (good or bad), while 喫する specifically implies suffering an unwanted defeat or blow, and sounds more formal.
食くらう
受ける is the neutral verb for 'receive', but 食らう adds a nuance of suffering something forceful or unpleasant, like a blow or scolding.
買かうN5
受ける is the general verb for accepting or receiving anything, while 買う only means "take up/accept" in narrow idioms like a challenge or a fight.
笑わらえる
ウケる is casual slang for 'that's hilarious' or 'a big hit', while 笑える is a more neutral way to say something is funny.

Opposites

与あたえるN3sense 1
与える means to give something to someone, the opposite action of 受ける, which means to receive it.
投なげるN4
受ける (to catch/receive) is the natural opposite action to 投げる (to throw) when something is sent through the air.
辞じす
受ける means to accept an offer, the opposite of 辞す's sense of declining one.

Politeness

拝はい受じゅhumble 謙譲語sense 1
拝受する is the humble form used when formally receiving something (e.g. a letter), while 受ける is the plain, everyday verb for receiving.
承うけたまわるN2
受ける is the neutral verb for 'to receive', while 承る is its humble (kenjougo) form used specifically when accepting orders, requests, or reservations from a superior or customer.

Don't confuse with

受うかるN3sense 4
受かる means to pass an exam (result of success), while 受ける in this context means to take or sit the exam itself.

Word family· 62

受うけ入いれN1
acceptance; receiving; admission
受うけ入いれるN2
accept; receive; agree to
受うけ取とりN3
receiving; receipt
受うけ取とるN3
receive; get; accept · take; interpret; understand
引ひき受うけ
undertaking; acceptance; taking on responsibility · underwriting; formal acceptance of risk or obligation

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受うけ止とめるN1
catch; stop the blow · accept; take in; come to grips with
引ひき受うけるN3
take on; undertake; accept responsibility for · take over; inherit · vouch for; guarantee · contract a disease
待まち受うけ
waiting; expecting · standby screen; wallpaper (phone)
受うけ継つぐN2
inherit; succeed; take over
受うけ渡わたし
delivery; transfer; handover
受うけ皿ざら
saucer · receptacle; receiver; successor
受うけ答こたえ
reply; response; answer
受うけ付つけるN2
accept; receive (applications, submissions) · take (food, medicine); tolerate; endure · be affected by; take damage from
譲ゆずり受うけ
transfer; inheritance; taking over
受うけ手て
receiver; recipient; audience
待まち受うけるN1
await; wait for; expect
郵ゆう便びん受うけ
mailbox; letter box; mail slot
受うけ売うり
retailing; buying and reselling · parroting; echoing; repeating someone else's words
受うけ持もつN2
take charge of; be in charge of; handle
受うけ持もちN1
charge; assignment; responsibility
人ひと受うけ
popularity; public appeal
受うけ流ながす
ward off; parry; deflect
軸じく受うけ
bearing; shaft bearing; axle bearing; plummer block; pillow block
お引ひき受うけ
undertaking; acceptance (of a task)
荷に受うけ
receipt of goods; receiving of freight
譲ゆずり受うける
take over; inherit; receive by transfer · buy; purchase (from a previous owner)
受うけN2
popularity; favorable reception; reputation · defense; defensive play · acceptance; agreement · receiver of a technique · bottom; submissive partner
俗ぞく受うけ
popular appeal; mass appeal
北きた受うけ
facing the north; north-facing
受うけ口ぐち
protruding lower lip and jaw; underbite · socket; receiving slot; opening

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Written forms

受うけるUsage94%
Standard kanji spelling for most senses; high priority.
うけるUsage5%
Hiragana spelling also used for colloquial senses.
ウケるUsage<1%
kana-only spelling
Katakana spelling common for colloquial 'find funny' and 'be popular' senses.
承うけるUsage<1%
Rare kanji for the linguistic sense 'be modified by'.
享うけるUsage<1%
Rare kanji for receiving something intangible like life or talent, or for succeeding to a tradition.
請うけるUsage<1%
Used in the sense of redeeming a pawned item; now mostly in compounds.
ウケルUsage<1%

Etymology

Native Japanese verb. The kanji 受 is used for 'receive', while other kanji are specialized for specific nuances (請 for requesting/redeeming, 承 for consenting/receiving modification, 享 for receiving blessings).