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受 — kanji meaning “accept”

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

Meanings
accept, undergo, answer (phone), take, get, catch, receive
On'yomi
Kun'yomi
Name readings
Strokes
8
School grade
3
JLPT (old scale)
Level 2
Newspaper frequency
#136 of 2,500
Classical radical
29
Chinese reading
shòu — Chinese character page

Words with 受

WordReadingMeaning
じゅけん jukentaking an examination (esp. for entrance to a school or university)
うけ ukepopularity; favour; favor
うける ukeruto receive; to get
うけつけ uketsukereception (desk); information desk; receptionist
じゅしん jushinreceiving (a message, letter, email, etc.); reception (radio, TV, etc.)
うけいれ ukeirereceiving; acceptance; reception
うけとり uketorireceiving; receipt
うけとる uketoruto receive; to get; to accept
じゅしょう jushouwinning a prize; receiving an award; being awarded
じゅちゅう juchuuaccepting an order; receiving an order; orders received
うけつぐ uketsuguto inherit; to succeed; to take over
ひきうけ hikiukeundertaking; underwriting; acceptance

Data: KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.