enjoy, receive, undergo, answer (phone), take, get, catch

8 strokesFrequency 1,893JLPT N1Grade 8

On

キョウコウ

Kun

う.ける

Nanori

たかたかしとおるみち

Dictionary

Common Words

受ける請ける承ける享けるウケるIchidan verbFreq #222
1

Transitive verb

to receive; to get

Examples
65歳以上の人たちは政府から年金を受けている
People 65 and above get a pension from the government.
2

Transitive verb

to catch (e.g. a ball)

3

Transitive verb

to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.)

4

Transitive verb

to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to suffer (an injury); to feel (influence)

Examples
立ち退きの予告を受けた
We received an eviction notice.
5

Transitive verb

to undergo (e.g. surgery); to take (a test); to accept (a challenge)

Examples
喜んでお申し出をお受けします。
We gladly accept your offer.
6

Transitive verb; Esp. 受ける, 享ける

to be given (e.g. life, talent)

7

Colloquial; Word usually written using kana alone; Intransitive verb; Esp. ウケる

to find funny; to find humorous; to be amused (by)

8

Transitive verb; Esp. 受ける, 享ける

to follow; to succeed; to be descended from

9

Transitive verb

to face (south, etc.)

10

Transitive verb; Linguistics; Esp. 受ける, 承ける

to be modified by

11

Transitive verb; Esp. 請ける; now primarily used in compound words

to obtain (a pawned item, etc.) by paying a fee

12

Word usually written using kana alone; Intransitive verb; Esp. ウケる, うける

to be well-received; to become popular; to go down well

Examples
冗談が受けたよ。
My joke went over very well.
享受ょうじゅNounTransitive~する VerbFreq #17252
1

enjoyment (of freedom, beauty, etc.); reception (of a right, privilege, rank, etc.); having

Examples
だれでも自由を享受する権利を持つ。まして人生を享受する権利はなおさらだ。
Everyone has a right to enjoy his liberty, and all the more, his life.
生を受ける生を享けるせいをうけるExpressionIchidan verbFreq #24621
1

Idiomatic expression

to be born; to come into this world

享楽ょうらくNounTransitive~する VerbFreq #28060
1

enjoyment; pleasure

Examples
誕生と死との間を享楽する以外には、この両者に対して回復の手の施しようがない。
There is no cure for birth and death save to enjoy the interval.
饗宴ょうえん供宴享宴NounFreq #37130
1

feast; banquet

享年ょうねんNounPrefixFreq #41378
1

E.g. 享年65

one's age at death

享楽的ょうらくてき~な Adj.Freq #50709
1

pleasure-seeking

享保ょうほうNounFreq #70261
1

Historical term

Kyōhō era (1716.6.22-1736.4.28)

享楽主義ょうらくしゅぎNounFreq #83911
1

epicureanism; hedonism

恩寵を享ける恩寵を受けるおんちょうをうけるExpressionIchidan verbFreq #109848
1

to enjoy (a person's) favor (favour)

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