Kanji 受

音読おんよみ: ジュ

訓読くんよみ:ける・うかる

画数かくすう: 8

部首ぶしゅ: また(又)

Meaning

Receive / Accept / Take

Conjugation
Tap for 受ける (receive/take) Tap for 受かる (pass)
  • ける — to receive / to take (exam)
  • かる — to pass (exam)
  • 受付うけつけ — reception desk
  • 受験じゅけん — taking an exam
  • 受信じゅしん — reception (signal/email)
  • 受賞じゅしょう — winning an award
More examples - tap to expand
  • る — to receive / to accept
  • ける — to accept / to receive (applications)
  • 受け身うけみ — passive voice / passivity
  • 受話器じゅわき — telephone receiver
Compound Verbs - tap to expand
  • る — to receive; to accept
  • める — to take seriously; to accept (emotion, idea)
  • れる — to accept; to admit
  • ながす — to brush off; to let pass
  • つ — to be in charge of

The kanji combines 手 (hand) and 又 (hand/again) to express the act of “receiving” or “taking.” It is frequent in education and communication contexts—exams, messages, awards, etc.

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