Kanji

受

Meaning

accept undergo answer (phone)

Readings

Kun'yomi

  • うける
  • うけ つけ reception (desk)
  • うけ とり receiving
  • うけ み the defensive
  • うかる

On'yomi

  • じゅ けん taking an examination (esp. for entrance to a school or university)
  • じゅ どうてき passive
  • じゅ しん receiving (a message, letter, email, etc.)

Practice Writing

Stroke: 1/8

Related Entries

受 じゅ
vedana (sensation)

Component Analysis

受
accept, undergo, answer (phone)...
う.ける, -う.け, ジュ
冖
( CDP-8BB8 ) wa-shaped crown radical (no. 14)
ベキ
爫
claw radical (no. 87)
冖
wa-shaped crown radical (no. 14)
ベキ
又
or again, furthermore, on the other hand
また, また-, ユウ

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