JLPT N3 · 8 strokes
Kanji 受: "accept, undergo, answer (phone)"
The kanji 受 means "accept, undergo, answer (phone), take, get, catch". It is written with 8 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N3, read ジュ in on'yomi and う.ける, -う.け, う.かる in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ジュ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
う.ける-う.けう.かる
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | accept, undergo, answer (phone), take, get, catch |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 8 |
| JLPT level | N3 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 3 |
| Frequency rank | 136 of 2,501 |
Common words with 受
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 受けるto receive; to get · to catch (e.g. a ball)
- 受け取るto receive; to get; to accept · to take (someone's words or behaviour); to interpret; to understand
- 受け入れるto accept; to receive; to agree
- 受け止めるto catch; to stop the blow · to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept; to come to grips with
- 引き受けるto take on; to undertake; to accept; to take charge of · to take over; to inherit
- 受け継ぐto inherit; to succeed; to take over
- 受付reception (desk); information desk; receptionist; information clerk · receipt; acceptance
- 受験taking an examination (esp. for entrance to a school or university)
- 待ち受けるto await; to wait for; to expect
- 見受けるto catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
- 受け付けるto accept; to receive (an application); to take up · to (be able to) take (food, medicine, etc.); to bear; to tolerate; to endure
- 受け流すto ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade
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