受 Kanji – accept
The Japanese kanji 受 can mean accept, undergo, answer (phone), take, get, catch, receive.
Meaning and Readings
How is 受 read?
受 has the onyomi reading ジュ and the kunyomi readings うける, -うけ, うかる.
In romaji, these readings can be written as ju, ukeru, uke, ukaru.
Common Japanese Words Using 受
These common Japanese words contain 受. Select linked kanji to explore their meanings and readings.
- 感受性（かんじゅせい） — sensitivity, susceptibility
- 享受（きょうじゅ） — enjoyment (of freedom, beauty, etc.), reception (of a right, privilege, rank, etc.), having
- 見受ける（みうける） — to catch sight of, to see, to suppose, to assume from appearances
- 受かる（うかる） — to pass (examination)
- 受ける（うける） — to receive, to get
- 受け継ぐ（うけつぐ） — to inherit, to succeed, to take over
- 受け皿（うけざら） — saucer
- 受け止める（うけとめる） — to catch, to stop the blow
- 受け持つ（うけもつ） — to take (be in) charge of
- 受け取る（うけとる） — to receive, to get, to accept