受ける

うける

Also written ウケる, 請ける, 承ける, 享ける

Meanings

  1. Ichidan verb, Transitive to receive; to get
  2. to catch (e.g. a ball)
  3. to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.)
  4. to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to suffer (an injury); to feel (influence)
  5. to undergo (e.g. surgery); to take (a test); to accept (a challenge)
  6. to be given (e.g. life, talent) (esp. 受ける, 享ける)
  7. Ichidan verb, Intransitive to find funny; to find humorous; to be amused (by) (esp. ウケる)
  8. Ichidan verb, Transitive to follow; to succeed; to be descended from (esp. 受ける, 享ける)
  9. to face (south, etc.)
  10. to be modified by (esp. 受ける, 承ける)
  11. to obtain (a pawned item, etc.) by paying a fee (esp. 請ける; now primarily used in compound words) See also: 請け出す (うけだす).
  12. Ichidan verb, Intransitive to be well-received; to become popular; to go down well (esp. ウケる, うける)
  13. to answer (to an opponent's move); to respond; to react

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Word lists

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