受
受 — Accept
accept, undergo, answer (phone), take, get, catch
On’yomiジュ (ju)
Kun’yomiうける (ukeru)
Kun’yomi-うけ (uke)
Kun’yomiうかる (ukaru)
Stroke order (8 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 受
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 受験 | じゅけん juken | taking an examination (esp. for entrance to a school or university) |
| 受け入れ | うけいれ ukeire | receiving; acceptance; reception |
| 受賞 | じゅしょう jushou | winning a prize; receiving an award; being awarded |
| 受注 | じゅちゅう juchuu | accepting an order; receiving an order; orders received |
| 受け | うけ uke | popularity; favour; favor |
| 受け止める | うけとめる uketomeru | to catch; to stop the blow; to react to |
Study notes
受 is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 8 strokes. It is taught in Japanese elementary school (grade 3), so native children learn it early — a good sign it appears everywhere. Ranked #136 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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