The kanji 受: meaning, readings and stroke order

受

Meaning: receive
On reading: ジュ ju
Kun reading: う（ける） ukeru、う（かる） ukaru
Strokes: 8
Radical: 又 right hand
Level: Level 3 · grade 3

Stroke order

Meaning in other languages

Vietnamese: nhận (thụ)
Japanese: うけとる。
Korean: 받다 (수)
Chinese: 接受、收到

Readings, words and example sentences

ジュ ju · on reading · less common

受じゅ験けん
taking an entrance exam
兄は 受じゅ験けんのべんきょうをしています。
My big brother is studying for his entrance exams.

う（ける） ukeru · kun reading

受うける
to take (a test), to receive
明日テストを 受うけます。
I will take a test tomorrow.

う（かる） ukaru · kun reading

受うかる
to pass (a test)
テストに 受うかりました。
I passed the test.

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Readings, radicals: Kanjium, KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); Korean, simplified forms: Unicode Unihan. Meanings, sentences: Dino Kids (CC0). See Licences.