# 受 — receive; accept

受 means “receive; accept”. It is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 8 strokes. On'yomi: ジュ (ju). Kun'yomi: う(ける) (ukeru). You'll see it in words such as 受ける (ukeru, “to receive; to get”).

- Meaning: receive; accept
- On'yomi: ジュ (ju)
- Kun'yomi: う(ける) (ukeru)
- Strokes: 8
- Level: JLPT N3 · set Hands at work 1

## How to remember 受

A claw (爫) passes something under a cover (冖) to a waiting hand (又): receive.

Parts: 爫 claw · 冖 cover · 又 hand; again

## Words with 受

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 受ける | うける (ukeru) | to receive; to get |
| 受け | うけ (uke) | popularity; favour |
| 受かる | うかる (ukaru) | to pass an exam |

## Don't confuse it with

[授](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/impart/)

## More in the “Hands at work 1” set

[取](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/take/) · [受](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/receive/) · [投](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/throw/) · [打](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/strike/) · [置](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/put/) · [放](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/release/) · [与](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/give/)

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