受

receive; accept; undergo; answer (phone); take; get; catch

8 strokes. Taught in grade 3. Newspaper frequency rank 136.

Readings

• うける (kun reading): 受ける (うける) to receive; 引き受ける (ひきうける) to take on
• ジュ (on reading): 受賞 (じゅしょう) winning a prize; 受章 (じゅしょう) reception of a decoration
• うけ (kun reading): 受け取る (うけとる) to receive; 受け入れる (うけいれる) to accept
• うかる (kun reading): 受かる (うかる) to pass (examination); 大学に受かる (だいがくにうかる) to be accepted by a university

Components

• ⺤
• 冖
• 又
• 冖 radical cover
• 又 radical again; right hand
• 爪 radical claw

Kanji containing 受

• 授 impart
• 綬 ribbon

Words using 受

• 受ける (うける) to receive
• 引き受ける (ひきうける) to take on
• 受付 (うけつけ) reception (desk)
• 受付中 (うけつけちゅう) currently accepting (applications, etc.)
• 見受ける (みうける) to catch sight of
• 受賞 (じゅしょう) winning a prize
• 受章 (じゅしょう) reception of a decoration
• 受託 (じゅたく) being entrusted with
• 受信 (じゅしん) receiving (a message, letter, email, etc.)
• 受注 (じゅちゅう) accepting an order
• 受け取る (うけとる) to receive
• 受け入れる (うけいれる) to accept
• 受け付ける (うけつける) to accept
• 受け継ぐ (うけつぐ) to inherit
• 受け止める (うけとめる) to catch
• 受かる (うかる) to pass (examination)
• 大学に受かる (だいがくにうかる) to be accepted by a university
• 受領 (ずりょう) provincial governor (from the middle of the Heian period)
• 生受領 (なまずりょう) inexperienced provincial governor (ritsuryō period)

388 words in all.

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