受ける

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 3
kun'yomi
Alternative spellings
ウケる
請ける
承ける
享ける

Pronunciation

  • Tokyo pitch accent of conjugated forms of 受ける
Plain 受ける [ùkéꜜrù]
Conjunctive 受けて けて [úꜜkètè]
Perfective 受けた けた [úꜜkètà]
Negative 受けない ない [ùkéꜜnàì]
Negative perfective 受けなかった なかった [ùkéꜜnàkàttà]
Hypothetical conditional 受ければ れば [ùkéꜜrèbà]
Past conditional 受けたら けたら [úꜜkètàrà]
Imperative 受けろ
受けよ

[ùkéꜜrò]
[ùkéꜜyò]
Volitional 受けよう けよ [ùkéyóꜜò]
Desiderative 受けたい けた [ùkétáꜜì]
Formal 受けます けま [ùkémáꜜsù]
Formal negative 受けません けませ [ùkémáséꜜǹ]
Formal volitional 受けましょう けましょ [ùkémáshóꜜò]
Formal perfective 受けました けました [ùkémáꜜshìtà]
Continuative 受け
受けに

けに
[úꜜkè]
[úꜜkè nì]
Negative continuative 受けず
受けずに

ずに
[ùkéꜜzù]
[ùkéꜜzù nì]
Passive 受けられる けられ [ùkéráréꜜrù]
Causative 受けさせる
受けさす
けさせ
けさ
[ùkésáséꜜrù]
[ùkésáꜜsù]
Potential 受けられる
受けれる
けられ
けれ
[ùkéráréꜜrù]
[ùkéréꜜrù]

Verb

()ける • (ukerutransitive ichidan (stem () (uke), past ()けた (uketa))

Japanese verb pair
active 受ける
mediopassive 受かる
  1. to receive, to get, to be given, to undergo, to go through, to suffer, to take on, to accept
    ()()()けるkifu o ukeruto receive a donation
    (しょう)(たい)()けるshōtai o ukeruto receive an invitation
    ()(がい)()けるhigai o ukeruto suffer injuries
    ()(どう)()けるshidō o ukeruto receive guidance
    調(ちょう)()()けるchōsa o ukeruto undergo an investigation
    (しゅ)(じゅつ)()けるshujutsu o ukeruto undergo surgery
    (きょう)(いく)()けるkyōiku o ukeruto receive an education
    (じゅ)(ぎょう)()けるjugyō o ukeruto take a class (literally, “to receive instruction”)
    ひどい(あつか)()けるhidoi atsukai o ukeruto be treated poorly (literally, “to receive awful treatment”)
    ()(しん)()けるjishin o ukeruto experience an earthquake
    (つよ)(かん)()(えい)(きょう)()けるtsuyoi kanki no eikyō o ukeruto feel the effect of strong winter winds
    (ちゅう)(ごく)(ぶん)()(えい)(きょう)()けるChūgoku bunka no eikyō o ukeruto be influenced by Chinese culture (literally, “to receive the influence of Chinese culture”)
    (たい)(ふう)(えい)(きょう)()ける(おそ)あるtaifū no eikyō o ukeru osore ga aruthere is danger of being affected by a typhoon (literally, “there is danger of receiving the influence of a typhoon”)
    (ばく)(はつ)(てき)(にん)()()けるbakuhatsuteki na ninki o ukeruto be immensely popular (literally, “to receive explosive popularity”)
    1. to catch
      Synonyms: キャッチする (kyatchi suru), とる (toru), 捕らえる (toraeru)
      ボール()けるbōru o ukeruto catch a ball
    2. 承ける, 享ける: to be given (e.g. talent, life)
    3. 請ける: to obtain by paying a fee
  2. 承ける: (grammar) to be modified by
    連体修飾語(れんたいしゅうしょくご)()けてrentai shūshokugo o uketemodified by a nominal modifier
  3. 享ける: to follow, to succeed, to do as a previous person did
    (Can we add an example for this sense?)

()ける • (ukeruintransitive ichidan (stem () (uke), past ()けた (uketa))

  1. to gain popularity
  2. ウケる: to be funny; to be hilarious; by extension, to be ridiculous, absurd, or unbelievable
    (ちょう)ウケるchō ukeru!That's hilarious!

Conjugation

See also

References

  • 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.
  1. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1974), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Second edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō
  2. ^ Hirayama, Teruo, editor (1960), 全国アクセント辞典 (Zenkoku Akusento Jiten, Nationwide Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Tōkyōdō, →ISBN