受 — accept, undergo, answer (phone)

Readings

On'yomi came with the character from Chinese; kun'yomi is the native Japanese word it was borrowed for. A dot marks where okurigana takes over, a hyphen marks a prefix or suffix position.

On'yomi

• じゅ ju

Kun'yomi

• う.ける u.keru
• -う.け -u.ke
• う.かる u.karu

Words that use 受

A kanji is worth learning for the words it unlocks. These are from the JLPT vocabulary lists.

• 受ける うける to receive JLPT N4
• 受付 うけつけ reception (desk) JLPT N4
• 受け取る うけとる to receive JLPT N3
• 享受 きょうじゅ enjoyment (of freedom, beauty, etc.) JLPT N3
• 受け取り うけとり receiving JLPT N2
• 受け持つ うけもつ to take (be in) charge of JLPT N2
• 受験 じゅけん taking an examination (esp. for entrance to a school or university) JLPT N2
• 受話器 じゅわき (telephone) receiver JLPT N2
• 引き受ける ひきうける to take on JLPT N2
• 受かる うかる to pass (examination) JLPT N1