受け

うけ

Also written ウケ, 請け, 承け

Meanings

1. Noun, Noun suffix popularity; favour; favor; reception
2. Noun defense; defence; reputation
3. agreement
4. receiver of technique (e.g. in martial arts)
5. bottom (submissive partner of a homosexual relationship) See also: 猫 (ねこ). See also: 攻め (せめ). See also: タチ.

Kanji

• 受 receive. Read as うけ.

Example sentences

• ご著者がマスコミの受けがいいとかで何よりです。
  I'm glad your book was received kindly by the press.
• 彼は上司の受けが悪い。
  He gets along badly with his boss.
• 彼は同僚に受けがよい。
  He's popular among his colleagues.
• トムのジョークは学生たちに大受けだった。
  Tom's joke was a big hit with the students.

Common phrases

• 受けがいい (ウケがいい) popular (with)
• ウケを狙う (うけをねらう) to aim for laughs
• 受けが悪い (うけがわるい) unpopular (with)
• 受けをする

Words containing 受け

• 受ける (うける) to receive
• 受け取る (うけとる) to receive
• 受け入れる (うけいれる) to accept

And 85 more.

Word lists

• Written

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