Usage patterns 〈 物もの 〉 の 受う け 取と りを 拒きょ 否ひ する to refuse to accept delivery of something
He refused to accept the package.
受う け 取と りを 確かく 認にん する to confirm receipt of something
Please confirm receipt of the email.
〈 場ば 所しょ 〉 で 受う け 取と りをする to pick up/receive something at a place
You can pick it up at a convenience store.
受う け 取と りにサインする to sign for a receipt/delivery
I signed for the delivery.
Kanji 受 accept, undergo, answer (phone) Related words 受領 is a more formal, often written term for receiving goods or payments, used in official or business documents, while 受け取り is the everyday word for the same act.
受け入れ means accepting something into a system, group, or place (like students or refugees), whereas 受け取り simply means physically receiving an item or message.
受け取り is the general word for receiving physical items like letters or packages, while 受信 is used specifically for electronic signals, calls, and messages.
受け取り refers to receiving something in general, while 引き取り emphasizes actively going to collect an item or taking on custody/responsibility for it.
Opposites 発送 means sending or shipping something out, the opposite process from 受け取り , which means receiving it.
払い is the act of paying money out, while 受け取り is the act of receiving it.
受取 means receiving money, the opposite side of a transaction from 支払い , which means paying money out.
Don't confuse with 受付 refers to a reception desk or the act of accepting applications/visitors, while 受け取り specifically means receiving a physical item, payment, or message.
受け取り looks similar and shares the kanji 受け , but it means the act of receiving/a receipt, whereas 受け渡し covers the mutual exchange of handing over and receiving.
Written forms 受う け 取と り Usage 29%
Standard kanji spelling; high priority.
受うけ 取とり Usage 70%
Abbreviated spelling, often seen in compounds or formal contexts.
請うけ 取とり Usage 1%
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form.
受うけ 取と り
Etymology Noun form of the verb 受け取る (receive), from 受ける (receive) + 取る (take).
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