請け合う・受け合う・請合う・受合う|うけあうukeau[3]nakadaka (mid-high)

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Which spelling to use
請け合う請け合う(うけあう) is the most common written form and the recommended choice for beginners when writing this word.
受け合う受け合う(うけあう) is less common than 請け合う(うけあう). It is a variant spelling that learners may encounter.
請合う請合う(うけあう) is less common than 請け合う(うけあう) and 受け合う(うけあう). Prefer 請け合う(うけあう) when writing.
受合う受合う(うけあう) is the least common of these written forms. Beginners should use 請け合う(うけあう) instead.
Definitions
  1. godan verb, transitive verbto undertake; to take on (task)
  2. godan verb, transitive verbto assure; to guarantee; to vouch (for); to promise
    遅刻ちこくしない事こと、うけあい。↗
    I assure you that I won't be late.
    私は彼かれの正直しょうじきを請け合うけあうことができない。↗
    I can't answer for his honesty.
Conjugation
Dictionary form請け合う(うけあう)
Polite (masu)請け合います(うけあいます)
Negative (nai)請け合わない(うけあわない)
polite (masen)請け合いません(うけあいません)
classical zu / nu請け合わず・請け合わぬ(うけあわず・うけあわぬ)
Past (ta)請け合った(うけあった)
polite (mashita)請け合いました(うけあいました)
Past negative (nakatta)請け合わなかった(うけあわなかった)
polite (masen deshita)請け合いませんでした(うけあいませんでした)
Te form請け合って(うけあって)
Potential請け合える(うけあえる)
Passive請け合われる(うけあわれる)
Causative請け合わせる(うけあわせる)
Causative passive請け合わせられる・請け合わされる(うけあわせられる・うけあわされる)
Conditional (ba)請け合えば(うけあえば)
tara請け合ったら(うけあったら)
Volitional請け合おう(うけあおう)
polite (mashou)請け合いましょう(うけあいましょう)
Imperative請け合え(うけあえ)

Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym引き受けるひきうけるNeutralThe everyday word for taking something on — agreeing to it and taking responsibility for doing it, as in 「仕事を引き受ける」. More common than 「請け合う」.
  • Synonym保証ほしょうNeutralGuaranteeing quality or results, as in 「品質保証」. Common in both speech and writing; 「請け合う」 is the more colloquial of the two.
  • Antonym断ることわるNeutralTo refuse or decline a request, the opposite of 「請け合う」 with its ready agreement to take something on.
  • Antonym拒否するWrittenFormal written word for clearly rejecting something, the opposite of 「請け合う」 with its promise to guarantee.

Use 「請け合う」 to confidently guarantee something or take it on; colloquially 「請け合いだ」 means 'guaranteed', as in 「味は請け合います」. For everyday undertakings pick 「引き受ける」, for guarantees of quality 「保証する」; to refuse, 「断る」 or formal 「拒否する」.

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

Japanese definitions
  1. 責任せきにんを持もち引き受ひきうける。請け負うけおう。
  2. 保証ほしょうする。
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