受ける

うける· also ウケる

to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.)

JLPT N4 Common word Also written 請ける、承ける、享ける

Meanings

  1. Ichidan verb, Transitive

    to receive; to get
  2. to catch (e.g. a ball)
  3. to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.)
  4. to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to suffer (an injury); to feel (influence)
  5. to undergo (e.g. surgery); to take (a test); to accept (a challenge)
All 12 meanings
  1. to be given (e.g. life, talent)
  2. Ichidan verb, Intransitive

    to find funny; to find humorous; to be amused (by)Colloquial
  3. Ichidan verb, Transitive

    to follow; to succeed; to be descended from
  4. to face (south, etc.)
  5. to be modified by
  6. to obtain (a pawned item, etc.) by paying a fee
  7. Ichidan verb, Intransitive

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

Forms

PlainPolite
Present受けるうける受けますうけます
Negative受けないうけない受けませんうけません
Past受けたうけた受けましたうけました
Past negative受けなかったうけなかった受けませんでしたうけませんでした
Te-form受けてうけて
Potential受けられるうけられる
Passive受けられるうけられる
Causative受けさせるうけさせる
Volitional受けよううけよう
Imperative受けろうけろ
Conditional (ば)受ければうければ
Conditional (たら)受けたらうけたら

Example sentences

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