受け取る・受取る|うけとるuketoru[3]nakadaka (mid-high)
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- godan verb, transitive verbto receive; to get; to accept
- godan verb, transitive verbto take (someone's words or behaviour); to interpret; to understand
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 受け取る(うけとる) |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 受け取ります(うけとります) |
| Negative (nai) | 受け取らない(うけとらない) |
| polite (masen) | 受け取りません(うけとりません) |
| classical zu / nu | 受け取らず・受け取らぬ(うけとらず・うけとらぬ) |
| Past (ta) | 受け取った(うけとった) |
| polite (mashita) | 受け取りました(うけとりました) |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 受け取らなかった(うけとらなかった) |
| polite (masen deshita) | 受け取りませんでした(うけとりませんでした) |
| Te form | 受け取って(うけとって) |
| Potential | 受け取れる(うけとれる) |
| Passive | 受け取られる(うけとられる) |
| Causative | 受け取らせる(うけとらせる) |
| Causative passive | 受け取らせられる・受け取らされる(うけとらせられる・うけとらされる) |
| Conditional (ba) | 受け取れば(うけとれば) |
| tara | 受け取ったら(うけとったら) |
| Volitional | 受け取ろう(うけとろう) |
| polite (mashou) | 受け取りましょう(うけとりましょう) |
| Imperative | 受け取れ(うけとれ) |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
- SynonymもらうCasualColloquial word for getting things from other people, as in 「プレゼントを貰う」; 「受け取る」 stresses taking something handed to you.
- SynonymちょうだいFormalHumble language for receiving something, as in 「お手紙を頂戴しました」; also used when asking someone to give you something.
- SynonymうけるNeutralCovers accepting or being subjected to things, as in 「試験を受ける」 and 「ボールを受ける」; 「受け取る」 stresses taking something handed to you.
- SynonymいただくFormalHumble language for receiving, eating or drinking, as in 「お土産を頂く」; more polite than 「受け取る」.
- Synonym受け入れるうけいれるNeutralAbout taking in people, goods or opinions, as in 「難民を受け入れる」; it stresses agreeing to accept, while 「受け取る」 is taking what is handed to you.
- Related貰い受けるもらいうけるNeutralGetting something after asking for it, as in 「子猫を貰い受ける」 (adopting a kitten); a somewhat formal, weighty word.
- Antonym渡すわたすNeutralThe opposite action: handing something over or passing it to someone, where 「受け取る」 is the receiving side.
- Antonym授けるさずけるWrittenWritten word for a superior granting something, as in 「賞を授ける」; the giving side of 「受け取る」.
Use 「受け取る」 for receiving something handed to you or understanding what someone says. For gifts, 「貰う」 is the everyday word and 「頂く」 the polite one; for exams or being affected, use 「受ける」. 「渡す」 is the opposite, handing something over.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only


