受ける

Japanese
See also 受かる
Kanji in this term
受
う
Grade: 3
kun’yomi

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Verb

受ける (transitive, ichidan conjugation, hiragana うける, rōmaji ukeru)

Japanese verb pair
active 受ける
mediopassive 受かる
  1. to receive; to get
    寄 (き)付 (ふ)を受 (う)ける ― kifu o ukeru ― to receive a donation
    招待 (しょうたい)を受 (う)ける ― shōtai o ukeru ― to receive an invitation
    被害 (ひがい)を受 (う)ける ― higai o ukeru ― to suffer injuries
    指 (し)導 (どう)を受 (う)ける ― shidō o ukeru ― to receive guidance
    調 (ちょう)査 (さ)を受 (う)ける ― chōsa o ukeru ― to undergo an investigation
    手術 (しゅじゅつ)を受 (う)ける ― shujutsu o ukeru ― to undergo surgery
    教育 (きょういく)を受 (う)ける ― kyōiku o ukeru ― to receive an education
    授 (じゅ)業 (ぎょう)を受 (う)ける ― jugyō o ukeru ― to take a class (literally, “to receive instruction”)
    ひどい扱 (あつか)いを受 (う)ける ― hidoi atsukai o ukeru ― to be treated poorly (literally, “to receive awful treatment”)
    地 (じ)震 (しん)を受 (う)ける ― jishin o ukeru ― to experience an earthquake
    強 (つよ)い寒 (かん)気 (き)の影 (えい)響 (きょう)を受 (う)ける ― tsuyoi kanki no eikyō o ukeru ― to feel the effect of strong winter winds
    中国 (ちゅうごく)文 (ぶん)化 (か)の影 (えい)響 (きょう)を受 (う)ける ― Chūgoku bunka no eikyō o ukeru ― to be influenced by Chinese culture (literally, “to receive the influence of Chinese culture”)
    台風 (たいふう)の影 (えい)響 (きょう)を受 (う)ける恐 (おそ)れがある ― taifū no eikyō o ukeru osore ga aru ― there is danger of being affected by a typhoon (literally, “there is danger of receiving the influence of a typhoon”)
    爆発的 (ばくはつてき)な人 (にん)気 (き)を受 (う)ける ― bakuhatsuteki na ninki o ukeru ― to be immensely popular (literally, “to receive explosive popularity”)
  2. to do the things which a former person did
    (Can we add an example for this sense?)

受ける (intransitive, ichidan conjugation, hiragana うける, rōmaji ukeru)

  1. gain popularity
  2. be funny; be hilarious
    超 (ちょう)ウケる！ ― chō ukeru! ― That's hilarious!

Conjugation
Conjugation of "受ける" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Stem forms
Imperfective (未然形) 受け うけ uke
Continuative (連用形) 受け うけ uke
Terminal (終止形) 受ける うける ukeru
Attributive (連体形) 受ける うける ukeru
Hypothetical (仮定形) 受けれ うけれ ukere
Imperative (命令形) 受けよ¹
受けろ²		 うけよ¹
うけろ²		 ukeyo¹
ukero²
Key constructions
Passive 受けられる うけられる ukerareru
Causative 受けさせる
受けさす		 うけさせる
うけさす		 ukesaseru
ukesasu
Potential 受けられる
受けれる³		 うけられる
うけれる³		 ukerareru
ukereru³
Volitional 受けよう うけよう ukeyō
Negative 受けない
受けぬ
受けん		 うけない
うけぬ
うけん		 ukenai
ukenu
uken
Negative continuative 受けず うけず ukezu
Formal 受けます うけます ukemasu
Perfective 受けた うけた uketa
Conjunctive 受けて うけて ukete
Hypothetical conditional 受ければ うければ ukereba
¹ Written imperative
² Spoken imperative
³ Colloquial potential
Classical conjugation of "受く" (カ行下二段活用, see Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Stem forms
Irrealis (未然形) 受けうけuke
Continuative (連用形) 受けうけuke
Terminal (終止形) 受くうくuku
Attributive (連体形) 受くるうくるukuru
Realis (已然形) 受くれうくれukure
Imperative (命令形) 受けようけよukeyo
Key constructions
Negative 受けずうけずukezu
Contrasting conjunction 受くれどうくれどukuredo
Causal conjunction 受くればうくればukureba
Conditional conjunction 受けばうけばukeba
Past tense (firsthand knowledge) 受けきうけきukeki
Past tense (secondhand knowledge) 受けけりうけけりukekeri
Perfect tense (conscious action) 受けつうけつuketu
Perfect tense (natural event) 受けぬうけぬukenu
Perfect-continuative tense 受けたりうけたりuketari

See also

References
  • 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.
  1. 1974, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Second Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō
  2. Hirayama, Tetsuo (1960) 全国アクセント辞典 (Nationwide Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: 東京堂,.
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