受け入れ・受入れ・受入|うけいれukeire[0]heiban (flat)
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- nounreceiving; acceptance; reception; admission
- Synonym受け取りうけとりNeutralReceiving or collecting things that arrive, and also a receipt; it centers on the act of receipt, while 「受け入れ」 stresses taking in people, opinions or supplies.
- Synonym受容じゅようWrittenWritten/formal prose: accepting and embracing something — foreign cultures, ideas, even reality or death, as in 「死の受容」; common in academic and psychological contexts.
- Synonym受領じゅりょうWrittenWritten/formal prose for formally receiving letters or money, as in 「受領証」; 「受け入れ」 is about taking people or things in, not just receipt.
- Synonym収受しゅうじゅWrittenWritten/formal prose for receiving or collecting, as in 「文書の収受」; often seen in 「賄賂の収受」. 「受け入れ」 is about accepting people, opinions, or supplies.
- Synonym納受のうじゅWrittenRare written/formal word for accepting or receiving something submitted; in everyday speech say 「受け入れ」.
- Related歓迎かんげいNeutralWarmly welcoming guests or newcomers; 「受け入れ」 means taking someone or something in, which need not be warm.
- Related迎えむかえNeutralGoing to meet or pick someone up, as in 「駅まで迎えに行く」; 「受け入れ」 is about accepting or admitting, not meeting.
- Related応対おうたいNeutralAttending to visitors, customers, or phone calls and responding to them; 「受け入れ」 is about accepting or taking in, not handling people.
- Related出迎えでむかえNeutralGoing out to the door or station to greet an arriving person; 「受け入れ」 is about accepting or taking in, not greeting.
- Related領収りょうしゅうWrittenWritten/formal prose for receiving money, as in 「領収書」; 「受け入れ」 is about accepting or taking in people, opinions, or goods.
- RelatedアドミッションNeutralLoanword for admission to a school, as in 「アドミッションポリシー」.
- Antonym拒否きょひNeutralAntonym on the accept–refuse axis: refusing a request, demand, or proposal where 「受け入れ」 would mean accepting it.
- Antonym却下きゃっかWrittenWritten/formal antonym: dismissing or rejecting an application or petition as unfit for consideration, the opposite of 「受け入れ」.
Use 「受け入れ」 for taking in people, refugees, opinions, or goods and supplies. For simply receiving things use 「受け取り」; for accepting reality or culture in written prose use 「受容」; for receiving money use 「領収」; for a warm welcome use 「歓迎」. The opposites are 「拒否」 and 「却下」.
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