受ける · ichidan verb
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 受ける | 受けない |
| Polite | 受けます | 受けません |
| Past polite | 受けました | 受けませんでした |
| Past | 受けた | 受けなかった |
| Te-form | 受けて | 受けないで |
| Desire | 受けたい | 受けたくない |
| Potential | 受けられるalso 受けれる | 受けられないalso 受けれない |
| Passive | 受けられる | 受けられない |
| Causative | 受けさせる | 受けさせない |
| Causative passive | 受けさせられる | 受けさせられない |
| Volitional | 受けよう | |
| Polite volitional | 受けましょう | |
| Imperative | 受けろ | 受けるな |
| Conditional | 受ければ | 受けなければ |
| Tara conditional | 受けたら | 受けなかったら |
I received a present from a friend on my birthday.
ichidan verb, transitive verb
Used for catching thrown objects, especially in sports.
彼は難しいボールを片手で受けた。
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.
海岸で強い風を受けた。
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.
台風で家が大きな被害を受けた。
Our house sustained major damage from the typhoon.
来月、大学院の入学試験を受ける予定だ。
I plan to take the graduate school entrance exam next month.
ichidan verb, transitive verb
Used for receiving intangible gifts like life or talent; often with 享ける.
彼は生まれながらにして音楽の才能を受けた。
He was born with a talent for music.
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
find funny; be amused
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.
彼は父の跡を受けて社長になった。
He succeeded his father as company president.
ichidan verb, transitive verb
Describes the orientation of a building or room; used with direction words.
この部屋は南を受けて明るい。
This room faces south and is bright.
ichidan verb, transitive verb
be modified by (linguistics)
Technical linguistic term; a word or phrase is modified by another element.
この名詞は形容詞の修飾を受ける。
This noun is modified by an adjective.
ichidan verb, transitive verb
Rare standalone use; now mostly in compounds like 請け出す. Kanji 請ける is specific to this sense.
See also: 請け出す
質草を請けるには期限までに元金と利息を払う必要がある。
To redeem a pawned item, you must pay the principal and interest by the deadline.
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
be well-received; become popular; go down well
Colloquial, usually written in kana (ウケる). Intransitive; describes something gaining popularity or being liked.
新発売のスイーツが若者にウケている。
The newly released sweets are popular among young people.
He caught the ball firmly.
This room is bright, catching the morning sunlight.
His music is influenced by traditional Japanese culture.
I'm taking the university entrance exam next week.
My father underwent heart surgery last month.
That novel received a literary award.
彼はライバルからの挑戦を受けた。
He accepted the challenge from his rival.
The crops suffered heavy damage from the typhoon.
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.
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.
受ける simply means to receive, while 享受 adds the nuance of actively appreciating and benefiting from what is received.
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.
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.
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.
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.
receive; get; accept · take; interpret; understand
undertaking; acceptance; taking on responsibility · underwriting; formal acceptance of risk or obligation
catch; stop the blow · accept; take in; come to grips with
take on; undertake; accept responsibility for · take over; inherit · vouch for; guarantee · contract a disease
waiting; expecting · standby screen; wallpaper (phone)
inherit; succeed; take over
delivery; transfer; handover
saucer · receptacle; receiver; successor
reply; response; answer
accept; receive (applications, submissions) · take (food, medicine); tolerate; endure · be affected by; take damage from
transfer; inheritance; taking over
receiver; recipient; audience
await; wait for; expect
mailbox; letter box; mail slot
retailing; buying and reselling · parroting; echoing; repeating someone else's words
take charge of; be in charge of; handle
charge; assignment; responsibility
popularity; public appeal
ward off; parry; deflect
bearing; shaft bearing; axle bearing; plummer block; pillow block
undertaking; acceptance (of a task)
receipt of goods; receiving of freight
take over; inherit; receive by transfer · buy; purchase (from a previous owner)
popularity; favorable reception; reputation · defense; defensive play · acceptance; agreement · receiver of a technique · bottom; submissive partner
popular appeal; mass appeal
facing the north; north-facing
protruding lower lip and jaw; underbite · socket; receiving slot; opening
Rare kanji for the linguistic sense 'be modified by'.
Rare kanji for receiving something intangible like life or talent, or for succeeding to a tradition.
Used in the sense of redeeming a pawned item; now mostly in compounds.