領収|りょうしゅうryoushuu[0]heiban (flat)

JLPT N2approx.Common
Definitions
  1. noun, suru verb, transitive verbreceipt (of money); receiving
Conjugation
Dictionary form領収する(りょうしゅうする)
Polite (masu)領収します(りょうしゅうします)
Negative (nai)領収しない(りょうしゅうしない)
polite (masen)領収しません(りょうしゅうしません)
classical zu / nu領収せず・領収せぬ(りょうしゅうせず・りょうしゅうせぬ)
Past (ta)領収した(りょうしゅうした)
polite (mashita)領収しました(りょうしゅうしました)
Past negative (nakatta)領収しなかった(りょうしゅうしなかった)
polite (masen deshita)領収しませんでした(りょうしゅうしませんでした)
Te form領収して(りょうしゅうして)
Potential領収できる(りょうしゅうできる)
Passive領収される(りょうしゅうされる)
Causative領収させる(りょうしゅうさせる)
Causative passive領収させられる(りょうしゅうさせられる)
Conditional (ba)領収すれば(りょうしゅうすれば)
tara領収したら(りょうしゅうしたら)
Volitional領収しよう(りょうしゅうしよう)
polite (mashou)領収しましょう(りょうしゅうしましょう)
Imperative領収しろ(りょうしゅうしろ)

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

Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym受領じゅりょうWrittenWritten/formal prose. Noun for receiving letters, money and the like; broader in scope than 「領収」, not limited to money.
  • Synonym受け取りうけとりNeutralNeutral. Receiving something, and also a written receipt; common in everyday speech, while 「領収」 leans formal and business.
  • Synonym収受しゅうじゅWrittenWritten/formal prose. Receiving money or goods; mostly in legal contexts, as in 「賄賂の収受」.
  • Related納受のうじゅWrittenWritten/formal prose. 「納受」 means acceptance or reception of what is submitted; rarely used in modern Japanese.
  • Antonym支払いしはらいNeutralNeutral. Paying money to someone; the opposite of 「領収」, which is about receiving money.

Use 「領収」 for receiving money, as in 「領収書」; use 「受領」 for receiving goods, 「受け取り」 for everyday receiving, and 「収受」 in legal contexts. 「支払い」 is the opposite: paying money.

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

Japanese definitions
  1. 金銭きんせんなどを受け取うけとること。
Kanji in this word
English equivalents

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