受け取り・受取り・受取・請取|うけとりuketori[0]heiban (flat)

JLPT N2approx.Common
Which spelling to use
受け取り受け取り is the most common written form and the recommended choice for beginners. It combines kanji and kana.
受取り受取り is a less common variant of 受け取り, written with kanji and kana. Beginners should use 受け取り instead.
受取受取 is a less common, kanji-only variant of 受け取り. Beginners should use 受け取り instead.
請取請取 is a rarely used, kanji-only variant of 受け取り. Beginners should use 受け取り rather than choosing this form.
Definitions
  1. nounreceiving; receipt
    It was gracious of you to accept.
Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym受領じゅりょうWrittenWritten/formal prose. Formally receiving letters, money, etc., with an official-document flavor; 「受け取り」 is the everyday word and can also mean a receipt slip.
  • Synonym領収りょうしゅうWrittenWritten/formal prose. The act of receiving money, mostly seen in receipt terms like 「領収書」; 「受け取り」 is not restricted to money.
  • Synonym収受しゅうじゅWrittenWritten/formal prose for receiving or taking in, often in legal contexts such as bribery; 「受け取り」 is the everyday word for picking things up.
  • Synonym受け入れうけいれNeutralNeutral. Taking in or accepting people, goods, etc.; 「受け取り」 is picking up or receiving things.
  • Synonym納受のうじゅWrittenRare written/formal prose: receiving what has been submitted; also said of gods and Buddhas accepting prayers. For everyday receiving, say 「受け取り」.
  • Related領収書りょうしゅうしょNeutralNeutral. A formal receipt, the kind used for expense claims; 「受け取り」 can also refer to a receipt slip.
  • RelatedレシートNeutralNeutral loanword for the slip a cash register prints out; a simpler receipt, as opposed to the more formal 「領収書」.
  • Related受諾じゅだくWrittenWritten/formal prose. Accepting a proposal, request or the like; 「受け取り」 is about receiving things.
  • Related受容じゅようWrittenWritten/formal prose: acknowledging and accepting ideas, culture, reality, as in 「死の受容」. 「受け取り」 is receiving things or how one takes words, without that nuance.
  • Related領収証りょうしゅうしょうNeutralNeutral. A receipt proving that money was received; synonymous with 「領収書」 and rather formal. 「受け取り」 is not limited to money.
  • Related受領証じゅりょうしょうWrittenWritten/formal prose. A document certifying receipt of money or goods, with an administrative-paper flavor; in speech 「受け取り」 also covers such slips.
  • Related受領書じゅりょうしょWrittenWritten/formal prose. A signed receipt proving that goods were received, rather formal; in everyday speech 「受け取り」 is enough.
  • Related受取書うけとりしょWrittenWritten/formal prose for a receipt slip; in speech people simply say 「受け取り」.
  • Related受取証書うけとりしょうしょWrittenWritten/formal prose. A formal receipt with legal-document overtones; in daily life say 「受け取り」 or 「領収書」.
  • Antonym送付そうふWrittenWritten/formal prose. Sending documents or items off; the counterpart of 「受け取り」 in its sense of receiving.
  • Antonym発送はっそうNeutralNeutral. Shipping or dispatching goods; the counterpart of 「受け取り」 in its sense of signing for a delivery.

Use 「受け取り」 for receiving or picking things up, and for a receipt slip. For formal receipt of letters or money, say 「受領」; for a payment receipt, 「領収書」; for a cash-register slip, 「レシート」; for accepting a proposal, 「受諾」; for sending something out, 「発送」.

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

Japanese definitions
  1. うけとること。
  2. 金品きんぴんを受け取うけとったことを記しるした書面しょめん。領収書りょうしゅうしょ。
  3. 呑み込のみこみ。理解りかい。
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