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受け取る (うけとる, uketoru) Japanese meaning: receive | Kotomora
Common word› JLPT N3 › Freq. Frequency Top 10,000 Conjugation 受け取る · godan verb (-ru)
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 受う け 取と る 受う け 取と らない Polite 受う け 取と ります 受う け 取と りません Past polite 受う け 取と りました 受う け 取と りませんでした Past 受う け 取と った 受う け 取と らなかった Te-form 受う け 取と って 受う け 取と らないで Desire 受う け 取と りたい 受う け 取と りたくない Potential 受う け 取と れる 受う け 取と れない Passive 受う け 取と られる 受う け 取と られない Causative 受う け 取と らせる 受う け 取と らせない Causative passive 受う け 取と らせられる also 受う け 取と らされる 受う け 取と らせられない also 受う け 取と らされない Volitional 受う け 取と ろう Polite volitional 受う け 取と りましょう Imperative 受う け 取と れ 受う け 取と るな Conditional 受う け 取と れば 受う け 取と らなければ Tara conditional 受う け 取と ったら 受う け 取と らなかったら
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I received a letter from a friend yesterday.
When you receive the money, please hand over a receipt.
He accepted the offer without hesitation.
Usage patterns 〈 人ひと 〉 から 〈 物もの 〉 を 受う け 取と る to receive something from someone
I received a letter from her.
〈 事こと 〉 をそのまま 受う け 取と る to take something at face value
You shouldn't take his words at face value.
〈 物もの 〉 を 受う け 取と りに 行い く to go pick up/collect something
I went to the post office to pick up a package.
〈 事こと 〉 を 悪わる く 受う け 取と る to take something in a bad way; to misread it negatively
It seems she took my joke the wrong way.
〈 事こと 〉 をどう 受う け 取と るか how one interprets or takes something
How you take his advice depends on the person.
Kanji 受 accept, undergo, answer (phone) Related words· 8 もらう is a casual, everyday word for getting something from someone, while 受け取る sounds more formal and stresses the act of accepting or taking receipt of it.
解釈する means to interpret or analyze meaning in a more deliberate, intellectual way, while 受け取る (in its second sense) is used for how one personally takes or feels about someone's words or attitude.
受ける is a broader verb covering receiving, undergoing, or taking (a test, damage, a call), while 受け取る is narrower, focused on physically receiving an item or interpreting a message.
受領する is a stiff, official term used mainly for formally receiving goods or payments in writing, whereas 受け取る is the everyday word for the same act.
Show 4 more 受け取る is the general verb for receiving something handed or sent to you, while 引き取る stresses collecting something left, unclaimed, or requiring pickup.
受け付ける is used for the formal acceptance of applications or requests, while 受け取る refers to physically receiving an object or interpreting a message.
受け取る is a general verb for receiving something physically or figuratively, while 受理 is the formal, often procedural acceptance of documents or applications.
Opposites· 5 渡す means to hand something over, the opposite action to 受け取る, which means to receive it.
受け取る means to receive something, the opposite action to 送る's sense of sending.
支払う means to pay money out, while 受け取る means to receive money or goods, the opposite side of a transaction.
Show 2 more Don't confuse with 受け入れる means to accept or take in (an idea, request, or person) into a group or system, while 受け取る is about physically receiving an object or taking words a certain way.
受け付ける means to accept applications, entries, or requests at a reception desk, while 受け取る is the more general act of receiving something handed to you.
Written forms 受う け 取と る Usage 80%
Standard kanji spelling; high-frequency form in news and everyday use.
受う けとる Usage 12%
受うけ 取と る Usage 4%
Less common variant; seen in some official or compact writing.
うけとる Usage 3%
Etymology Compound of 受け (continuative form of 受ける, 'to receive') + 取る ('to take'). The combination emphasizes the act of taking something that is given or sent.
受じゅ 給きゅう
N1
受け取る is the everyday verb for receiving something in general, whereas 受給 is a formal noun used specifically for receiving benefits or regular payments from a system.
受け取る means to receive something, the opposite action of 引き渡す, which means to hand it over.
払う means to pay money out, while 受け取る means to receive it, making them opposite ends of a transaction.
受う け 止と める
N1
受け取る means simply to receive something like a letter or package, while 受け止める implies actively catching, stopping, or emotionally absorbing something with force or impact.
請う け 取と る Usage <1%
search-only kanji form
Search-only form using 請; not a standard spelling.
うけ 取と る Usage <1%
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Search-only mixed-kana form; not a standard spelling.
