漢字Kanji · in Human Body & People
受: accept, undergo
Also: answer (phone), take, get, catch, receive
- ⺤(meaning)
- 冖cover(sound)
- 又again(meaning)
⺤ and 又 carry the meaning · 冖 gives the sound
Three readings, and the words that use each
ジュju · on'yomi · in compounds
- 受講するじゅこうするattend class
- 受賞するじゅしょうするwin (a prize)
- 受験するじゅけんするtake an exam
- 受信するじゅしんするreceive (transmission)
- 受動的なじゅどうてきなpassive
- 感受性かんじゅせいsensitivity
うけるukeru · kun'yomi · on its own
- 受けるうけるreceive, accept, take [v.t.]
うかるukaru · kun'yomi
- 受かるうかるpass (exam, interview) [v.i.]
Special readingsThese words are read as a whole, not from the readings above.
- 受付うけつけreception desk
Also read -うけ, with no example words in our sources. Words: Kanji alive, CC BY 4.0.
Where it comes from
Origin · sourced
Ideogrammic compound (會意)爪 hand + 舟 boat + 又 hand
Possibly a ideogrammic compound (會意): 爪 (“hand”) + 舟 (“boat”) + 又 (“hand”) – to hand over.
Source: Wiktionary, 受 (rev. 91973218), CC BY-SA 4.0
Memory story · made up to help you remember
“Once more, with intent! This radical represents the tireless action of the right hand and the core concept of repetition.”
Connections
Also built on ⺤
Also read ジュ
12 kanji share this on'yomiIn ChineseSame character in simplified and traditional · shòu
Same form: 受 is written the same way in mainland China (simplified) and in Taiwan and Hong Kong (traditional).
- Simplified
- 受 mainland China, Singapore
- Traditional
- 受 Taiwan, Hong Kong
Pinyin shòu most common reading
Forms and pinyin: Unicode Unihan database (Unicode License v3). Pinyin lists the most common reading, not every reading.