受ける

Meanings

1. to receive; to get
2. to catch (e.g. a ball)
3. to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.)
4. to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to suffer (an injury); to feel (influence)
5. to undergo (e.g. surgery); to take (a test); to accept (a challenge)

Part of speech: ichidan verb, transitive, intransitive

Kanji

• 受

  Meanings

  accept, undergo, answer (phone), take

  On reading

  ジュ

  Kun reading

  う.ける、-う.け、う.かる

  Strokes

  8

Example sentences

• ６５歳以上の人たちは政府から年金を受けている。

  People 65 and above get a pension from the government.

  Tatoeba #235086 · CC BY 2.0 FR

• 立ち退きの予告を受けた。

  We received an eviction notice.

  Tatoeba #74966 · CC BY 2.0 FR

• 喜んでお申し出をお受けします。

  We gladly accept your offer.

  Tatoeba #183547 · CC BY 2.0 FR