うける・受ける・請ける・承ける・享けるukeru[2]nakadaka (mid-high)

1. ichidan verb, transitive verbto receive; to get
   ６５歳さい以上いじょうの人ひとたちは政府せいふから年金ねんきんを受うけている。↗

   People 65 and above get a pension from the government.

   立ち退たちのきの予告よこくを受うけた。↗

   We received an eviction notice.
2. ichidan verb, transitive verbto catch (e.g. a ball)
3. ichidan verb, transitive verbto be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.)
4. ichidan verb, transitive verbto sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to suffer (an injury); to feel (influence)
5. ichidan verb, transitive verbto undergo (e.g. surgery); to take (a test); to accept (a challenge)
   喜よろこんでお申し出もうしでをお受うけします。↗

   We gladly accept your offer.
6. ichidan verb, transitive verbto be given (e.g. life, talent)esp. 受ける, 享ける
7. ichidan verb, intransitive verbto find funny; to find humorous; to be amused (by)esp. ウケる
8. ichidan verb, transitive verbto follow; to succeed; to be descended fromesp. 受ける, 享ける
9. ichidan verb, transitive verbto face (south, etc.)
10. ichidan verb, transitive verb, linguisticsto be modified byesp. 受ける, 承ける
11. ichidan verb, transitive verbto obtain (a pawned item, etc.) by paying a feeesp. 請ける; now primarily used in compound words
12. ichidan verb, intransitive verbto be well-received; to become popular; to go down wellesp. ウケる, うける
    冗談じょうだんが受うけたよ。↗

    My joke went over very well.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

• SynonymもらうCasualColloquial: to receive or get something, as in 「プレゼントをもらう」「給料をもらう」. 「受ける」 has a wider range, covering taking exams and receiving influence.
• Synonym得るうるWrittenWritten/formal prose: to gain or obtain, as in 「利益を得る」; also marks possibility, as in 「ありえる」.
• Synonym受け取るうけとるNeutralNeutral: to take something handed to you, or to interpret what someone says, as in 「好意として受け取る」.
• SynonymちょうだいFormalFormal humble word for respectfully receiving something; 「ちょうだい」 on its own is a colloquial request.
• SynonymいただくFormalFormal humble verb for receiving or being given, more deferential than 「受ける」 or 「もらう」; also the humble equivalent of 「食べる」 and 「飲む」.
• Synonym貰い受けるもらいうけるNeutralNeutral: to respectfully receive or adopt; not common, as in 「子犬をもらい受ける」.
• Related受け継ぐうけつぐNeutralNeutral: to inherit or carry on a predecessor's work or tradition, as in 「伝統を受け継ぐ」.
• RelatedつぐNeutralNeutral: to succeed to the family business or continue something on, as in 「家業を継ぐ」.
• Related譲り受けるゆずりうけるNeutralNeutral: to take over property or rights transferred from someone else, as in 「店を譲り受ける」.
• Related感じるかんじるNeutralNeutral: to feel or sense, focused on perception, as in 「寒さを感じる」; not about accepting something.
• Related覚えるおぼえるNeutralNeutral: to feel something or to memorize it, as in 「疲れを覚える」.
• Related味わうあじわうNeutralNeutral: to savor or experience something firsthand, as in 「苦しみを味わう」.
• Related感ずるかんずるWrittenWritten/formal prose form of 「感じる」: to feel or be moved; perception, not acceptance.
• Related経験けいけんNeutralNeutral: having experienced something firsthand, as in 「経験を積む」; stresses built-up experience.
• Related体験たいけんNeutralNeutral: to go through something yourself, as in 「戦争を体験する」「体験入学」; stresses personal, firsthand experience.
• Related継承けいしょうWrittenFormal-leaning written word for inheriting a system, tradition, or throne, as in 「伝統を継承する」.
• Related相続そうぞくFormalFormal legal term for inheriting a deceased person's estate, rights, and obligations, as in 「遺産相続」.
• Related帯びるおびるWrittenWritten/formal prose: to wear at one's side, take on a mission, or carry a certain quality.
• Related被るこうむるNeutralNeutral: to suffer or sustain, mostly losses and disasters, as in 「被害を被る」; also 「恩恵を被る」.
• RelatedあずかるWrittenWritten/formal prose: to take part in something or be granted a favor, as in 「お褒めに与る」.
• Antonym与えるあたえるNeutralAntonym: to give something to another person — the direction is opposite to 「受ける」.
• Antonym施すほどこすWrittenAntonym, written/formal prose: to bestow favors or implement measures — the reverse of 「受ける」.

Default to 「受ける」 for receiving something or being affected by it. Use 「もらう」 for things given to you, 「受け取る」 for taking something handed over, 「受け継ぐ」 or 「継承」 for inheritance, 「被る」 for suffering losses, 「経験」 or 「体験」 for firsthand experience, and 「与える」 for giving.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

1. 向むかってくる物ものをとらえておさめる。
2. 風かぜや光ひかりが当あてられる。
3. 自分じぶんに差し出さしだされた物ものを自分じぶんの物ものとする。
4. 働はたらきを及およぼされる。動作どうさを受容じゅようする側がわとなる。
5. 自分じぶんの意志いしに関係かんけいなく働はたらきを及およぼされる。
6. 自分じぶんで進すすんで、あることをしてもらう。
7. 観客かんきゃく・聴衆ちょうしゅうに気きに入はいられ、好このまれる。
8. 面白おもしろい。笑わらえる。
9. 【請うける】ほかからの注文ちゅうもんや依頼いらいを対処たいしょする。
10. 【承うける】条件じょうけんなどをのむ。
11. 【承うける】影響えいきょう・関係かんけい・つながりなどがそこに及およんでいる。
12. 【承うける】引き継ひきつぐ。
13. 【享うける】与あたえられる。さずかる。