Kanji Study

Bushu (Radical) Info:
又 (また) – furthermore
爪 (つめ) – claw

Henshall Mnemonic: one hand receives baton from another hand

Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 3
Frequency: #136 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:

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JLPT N4 Words

• 受付   [うけつけ]
  (n) receipt; acceptance; reception (desk); information desk   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 受ける   [うける]
  (v1) to undertake; to accept; to take (lesson, test, damage); to undergo; to experience; to catch (e.g. a ball); to become popular   [K] [D] [Jisho]

JLPT N3 Words

• 受け取る   [うけとる]
  (v5r) to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand   [K] [D] [Jisho]

JLPT N2 Words

• 受験   [じゅけん]
  (n,vs) taking an examination   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 受取   [うけとり]
  (n) receipt   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 受話器   [じゅわき]
  (n) (telephone) receiver   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 引受ける   [ひきうける]
  (v1) to undertake; to take up; to take over; to be responsible for; to guarantee; to contract (disease)   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 受け持つ   [うけもつ]
  (v5t) to take (be in) charge of   [K] [D] [Jisho]

JLPT N1 Words

• 受け付ける   [うけつける]
  (v1) to be accepted; to receive (an application)   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 受身   [うけみ]
  (adj-na,n) passive; passive voice   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 引き受ける   [ひきうける]
  (v1) to undertake; to take up; to take over; to be responsible for; to guarantee; to contract (disease)   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 享受   [きょうじゅ]
  (n,vs) reception; acceptance; enjoyment; being given   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 受かる   [うかる]
  (v5r) to pass (examination)   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 受け継ぐ   [うけつぐ]
  (v5g) to inherit; to succeed; to take over   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 受け止める   [うけとめる]
  (v1) to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 受け取り   [うけとり]
  (n) receipt   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 受け入れ   [うけいれ]
  (n) receiving; acceptance   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 受け入れる   [うけいれる]
  (v1) to accept; to receive   [K] [D] [Jisho]

Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT

• 受け付け   [うけつけ]
  (n) receipt; acceptance; reception (desk); information desk   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 受益   [じゅえき]
  (n) benefitting by   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 受給   [じゅきゅう]
  (n,vs) receiving payments (pension, ration)   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 受刑   [じゅけい]
  (n,vs) punishment; be punished   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 受講   [じゅこう]
  (n,vs) taking (attending) lectures   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 受取り   [うけとり]
  (n) receipt   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 受取人   [うけとりにん]
  (n) recipient   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 受章   [じゅしょう]
  (n,vs) reception of a decoration or order   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 受賞   [じゅしょう]
  (n,vs) winning (a prize)   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 受信   [じゅしん]
  (n,vs) reception (e.g. radio)   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 受信機   [じゅしんき]
  (n) (television, radio, etc.) receiver   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 受診   [じゅしん]
  (n,vs) having a medical exam; seeing a doctor   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 受精   [じゅせい]
  (n,vs) fertilization; impregnation; pollination   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 受精卵   [じゅせいらん]
  (n) fertilized eggs   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 受像   [じゅぞう]
  (n) television   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 受胎   [じゅたい]
  (n,vs) conception; fertilization   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 受託   [じゅたく]
  (n,vs) being entrusted with; taking charge of   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 引き受け   [ひきうけ]
  (n) undertaking; underwriting   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 受諾   [じゅだく]
  (n,vs) acceptance   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 受注   [じゅちゅう]
  (n) accepting orders   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 受動   [じゅどう]
  (n) passive   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 受動的   [じゅどうてき]
  (adj-na) passive   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 受難   [じゅなん]
  (n) suffering; agony; passion   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 受容   [じゅよう]
  (n,vs) reception   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 受理   [じゅり]
  (n,vs) acceptance   [K] [D] [Jisho]

Find more details for 受 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC

Acknowledgments

The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.

NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.

The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.

Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.

The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.

If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.