受ける

うける

• Verb

  Ichidan verb, transitive
  1. 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).
  6. to be given (e.g. life, talent).

     esp. 受ける, 享ける

  7. to follow; to succeed; to be descended from.

     esp. 受ける, 享ける

  8. to face (south, etc.).
  9. (linguistics terminology) to be modified by.

     esp. 受ける, 承ける

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

      esp. 請ける, now primarily used in compound words

      See also 請け出す .

• Verb

  Ichidan verb, intransitive
  1. to be well-received; to become popular; to go down well.