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引き受け (ひきうけ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
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前まえ
に
、
条じょう
件けん
を
確かく
認にん
し
た
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Before deciding whether to accept the request, I checked the conditions.
Usage patterns 〈 事こと 〉 の 引ひ き 受う けを 承しょう 諾だく する to agree to take on something
He agreed to take on the job.
証しょう 券けん の 引ひ き 受う け underwriting of securities
This bank underwrites securities.
〈 事こと 〉 の 引ひ き 受う けを 断ことわ る to refuse to take on something
She refused to take on the request.
〈 物もの 〉 の 引ひ き 受う けを 審しん 査さ する to screen an application for underwriting
The insurance company screened the underwriting of that contract.
引ひ き 受う け 手て を 探さが す to look for someone willing to take something on
They are looking for someone willing to take on the project.
Kanji 受 accept, undergo, answer (phone) Related words 受諾 is a formal, often legal or diplomatic term for accepting a proposal or offer, while 引き受け more broadly covers taking on any task or responsibility.
承諾 emphasizes giving consent or agreement to a request, whereas 引き受け focuses on actively taking charge of the resulting task.
請負 refers specifically to contracted work undertaken for payment, while 引き受け can apply to any accepted responsibility, paid or not.
引受け is a general, everyday word for taking on a task or responsibility, while 受託 is a more formal, often legal/business term for being formally entrusted with something.
Written forms 引ひ き 受う け Usage 10%
Standard full-okurigana spelling and the high-priority form.
引ひき 受うけ Usage 72%
Compact no-okurigana form, especially common in legal, financial, insurance, and business compounds or headings.
引ひき 受う け Usage 18%
Acceptable okurigana variant, often seen in business or administrative writing.
Etymology Nominal form of the verb 引き受ける, meaning to undertake or accept responsibility. The spelling combines 引き and 受け, but this is best treated as a conventional compound rather than a precise historical explanation.
