受うける

ichidan verb, transitive verb

be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight)

Describes being exposed to natural elements; often used with 風, 波, 日差し.

• 海かい岸がんで強つよい風かぜを受うけた。

  I was hit by a strong wind at the beach.

ichidan verb, transitive verb

sustain (damage); incur (loss); undergo (surgery); take (test); accept (challenge)

Covers suffering negative consequences, undergoing procedures, and accepting challenges. Common with nouns like 損害, 手術, 試験, 挑戦.

• 台たい風ふうで家いえが大おおきな被ひ害がいを受うけた。

  Our house sustained major damage from the typhoon.

• 来らい月げつ、大だい学がく院いんの入にゅう学がく試し験けんを受うける予よ定ていだ。

  I plan to take the graduate school entrance exam next month.

ichidan verb, transitive verb

be given (life, talent)

Used for receiving intangible gifts like life or talent; often with 享ける.

• 彼かれは生うまれながらにして音おん楽がくの才さい能のうを受うけた。

  He was born with a talent for music.

ichidan verb, intransitive verb

find funny; be amused

Colloquial, usually written in kana (ウケる). Intransitive; describes a spontaneous reaction to something humorous.

• そのギャグ、めっちゃウケる！

  That gag is hilarious!

ichidan verb, transitive verb

follow; succeed; be descended from

Used for inheriting a tradition, position, or lineage; often with 享ける.

• 彼かれは父ちちの跡あとを受うけて社しゃ長ちょうになった。

  He succeeded his father as company president.

ichidan verb, transitive verb

face (south, etc.)

Describes the orientation of a building or room; used with direction words.

• この部屋へやは南みなみを受うけて明あかるい。

  This room faces south and is bright.

ichidan verb, transitive verb

be modified by (linguistics)

Technical linguistic term; a word or phrase is modified by another element.

• この名めい詞しは形けい容よう詞しの修しゅう飾しょくを受うける。

  This noun is modified by an adjective.

ichidan verb, transitive verb

redeem (pawned item)

Rare standalone use; now mostly in compounds like 請け出す. Kanji 請ける is specific to this sense.

See also: 請け出す

• 質しち草ぐさを請うけるには期き限げんまでに元もと金きんと利り息そくを払はらう必ひつ要ようがある。

  To redeem a pawned item, you must pay the principal and interest by the deadline.

ichidan verb, intransitive verb

be well-received; become popular; go down well

Colloquial, usually written in kana (ウケる). Intransitive; describes something gaining popularity or being liked.

• 新しん発はつ売ばいのスイーツが若わか者ものにウケている。

  The newly released sweets are popular among young people.