# 受ける
## Japanese

* Kanji in this term
* 受
* う Grade: 3
* kun'yomi
* Alternative spellings
* ウケる 請ける 承ける 享ける

### Pronunciation

* (Tokyo) うける [ùkéꜜrù] (Nakadaka –)
* IPA: [ɯ̟ke̞ɾɯ̟]
* Tokyo pitch accent of conjugated forms of 「受ける」
Source: Online Japanese Accent Dictionary :
| Stem forms ||||
| Terminal (終止形) Attributive (連体形) | 受ける | うける | [ùkéꜜrù] |
| Imperative (命令形) | 受けろ | うけろ | [ùkéꜜrò] |
| Key constructions ||||
| Passive | 受けられる | うけられる | [ùkéráréꜜrù] |
| Causative | 受けさせる | うけさせる | [ùkésáséꜜrù] |
| Potential | 受けられる | うけられる | [ùkéráréꜜrù] |
| Volitional | 受けよう | うけよー | [ùkéyóꜜò] |
| Negative | 受けない | うけない | [ùkéꜜnàì] |
| Negative perfective | 受けなかった | うけなかった | [ùkéꜜnàkàttà] |
| Formal | 受けます | うけます | [ùkémáꜜsù] |
| Perfective | 受けた | うけた | [úꜜkètà] |
| Conjunctive | 受けて | うけて | [úꜜkètè] |
| Hypothetical conditional | 受ければ | うければ | [ùkéꜜrèbà] |

### Verb

受(う)ける • (ukeru) transitive ichidan (stem 受(う)け (uke), past 受(う)けた (uketa))
Japanese verb pair :
| active | 受ける |
| mediopassive | 受かる |
* to receive, to get, to be given, to undergo, to go through, to suffer, to take on, to accept
    寄(き)付(ふ)を受(う)ける ― kifu o ukeru ― to receive a donation
    招(しょう)待(たい)を受(う)ける ― shōtai o ukeru ― to receive an invitation
    被(ひ)害(がい)を受(う)ける ― higai o ukeru ― to suffer injuries
    指(し)導(どう)を受(う)ける ― shidō o ukeru ― to receive guidance
    調(ちょう)査(さ)を受(う)ける ― chōsa o ukeru ― to undergo an investigation
    手(しゅ)術(じゅつ)を受(う)ける ― shujutsu o ukeru ― to undergo surgery
    教(きょう)育(いく)を受(う)ける ― kyōiku o ukeru ― to receive an education
    授(じゅ)業(ぎょう)を受(う)ける ― jugyō o ukeru ― to take a class (literally, “to receive instruction”)
    ひどい扱(あつか)いを受(う)ける ― hidoi atsukai o ukeru ― to be treated poorly (literally, “to receive awful treatment”)
    地(じ)震(しん)を受(う)ける ― jishin o ukeru ― to experience an earthquake
    強(つよ)い寒(かん)気(き)の影(えい)響(きょう)を受(う)ける ― tsuyoi kanki no eikyō o ukeru ― to feel the effect of strong winter winds
    中(ちゅう)国(ごく)文(ぶん)化(か)の影(えい)響(きょう)を受(う)ける ― Chūgoku bunka no eikyō o ukeru ― to be influenced by Chinese culture (literally, “to receive the influence of Chinese culture”)
    台(たい)風(ふう)の影(えい)響(きょう)を受(う)ける恐(おそ)れがある ― taifū no eikyō o ukeru osore ga aru ― there is danger of being affected by a typhoon (literally, “there is danger of receiving the influence of a typhoon”)
    爆(ばく)発(はつ)的(てき)な人(にん)気(き)を受(う)ける ― bakuhatsuteki na ninki o ukeru ― to be immensely popular (literally, “to receive explosive popularity”)
** to catch
    Synonyms: キャッチする (kyatchi suru), とる (toru), 捕らえる (toraeru)
    ボールを受(う)ける ― bōru o ukeru ― to catch a ball
** 承ける, 享ける: to be given (e.g. talent, life)
** 請ける: to obtain by paying a fee
* 承ける: (grammar) to be modified by
    連体修飾語(れんたいしゅうしょくご)を受(う)けて ― rentai shūshokugo o ukete ― modified by a nominal modifier
* 享ける: to follow, to succeed, to do as a previous person did
    (Can we add an example for this sense?)
受(う)ける • (ukeru) intransitive ichidan (stem 受(う)け (uke), past 受(う)けた (uketa))
* to gain popularity
* ウケる: to be funny; to be hilarious; by extension, to be ridiculous, absurd, or unbelievable
    超(ちょう)ウケる！ ― chō ukeru! ― That's hilarious!

#### Conjugation

Katsuyōkei ("stem forms") :
| Mizenkei ("imperfective") | 受け | うけ | uke |
| Ren’yōkei ("continuative") | 受け | うけ | uke |
| Shūshikei ("terminal") | 受ける | うける | ukeru |
| Rentaikei ("attributive") | 受ける | うける | ukeru |
| Kateikei ("hypothetical") | 受けれ | うけれ | ukere |
| Meireikei ("imperative") | 受けよ¹ 受けろ² | うけよ¹ うけろ² | ukeyo¹ ukero² |
| Key constructions ||||
| Passive | 受けられる | うけられる | ukerareru |
| Causative | 受けさせる 受けさす | うけさせる うけさす | ukesaseru ukesasu |
| Potential | 受けられる 受けれる³ | うけられる うけれる³ | ukerareru ukereru³ |
| Volitional | 受けよう | うけよう | ukeyō |
| Negative | 受けない 受けぬ 受けん | うけない うけぬ うけん | ukenai ukenu uken |
| Negative continuative | 受けず | うけず | ukezu |
| Formal | 受けます | うけます | ukemasu |
| Perfective | 受けた | うけた | uketa |
| Conjunctive | 受けて | うけて | ukete |
| Hypothetical conditional | 受ければ | うければ | ukereba |
| ¹ Written imperative ² Spoken imperative ³ Colloquial potential ||||

#### See also

* 受(う)かる (ukaru)

### References

* 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.
* ↑ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1974), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Second edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō
* ↑ Hirayama, Teruo, editor (1960), 全国アクセント辞典 (Zenkoku Akusento Jiten, “Nationwide Accent Dictionary”) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Tōkyōdō, →ISBN