Japanese symbol for “receiving”
受信
じゅしん
Romaji: jushin
receiving (a message, letter, email, etc.); reception (radio, TV, etc.)
In Japanese, receiving is 受信, read じゅしん (jushin).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- n, vs, vt receiving (a message, letter, email, etc.); reception (radio, TV, etc.)
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “receiving”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 受け入れ | うけいれ ukeire | receiving; acceptance; reception |
| 受け取り | うけとり uketori | receiving; receipt |
| 出迎え | でむかえ demukae | (going out and) receiving (someone); (heading out and) meeting; picking up |
| 収容 | しゅうよう shuuyou | accommodation; taking in; receiving |
| 頂戴 | ちょうだい choudai | receiving; getting; accepting |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 受験 | じゅけん juken | taking an examination (esp. for entrance to a school or university) |
| 受け | うけ uke | popularity; favour; favor |
| 受ける | うける ukeru | to receive; to get |
| 受付 | うけつけ uketsuke | reception (desk); information desk; receptionist |
| 受け入れ | うけいれ ukeire | receiving; acceptance; reception |
| 通信 | つうしん tsuushin | correspondence; communication; transmission |
| 信頼 | しんらい shinrai | trust (in); confidence; faith |
| 自信 | じしん jishin | self-confidence; confidence (in oneself) |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.