receive
N3- Onyomi
- ジュ
- Kunyomi
- う(ける)
- Stroke count
- 8
- JLPT
- N3
Onyomi are readings often used in compound words. Kunyomi are native Japanese readings. Learn each reading with an example word.
Memory tip
Break 受 down and you get 又 (right hand) — a hand closing round something. Picture a parcel passed down from above and caught in an open, waiting hand below, put 受 inside it, and let that scene stand for "receive" — receive. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.
Stroke Order
Stroke count: 8
General writing tips
These general rules have exceptions. Follow the animation and numbered frames for this character.
- •上から下へ書きます。Write from top to bottom.
- •左から右へ書きます。Write from left to right.
- •横の画を先に、縦の画を後に書きます。Write horizontal strokes before the vertical strokes that cross them.
- •外側の囲みを先に書き、中を後で書きます。Draw an outer enclosure first, then fill in what is inside.
- •中央を先に、左右を後に書きます。In symmetric shapes, write the centre before the left and right sides.
- •この漢字は8画です。下の練習エリアで順番に書いてみましょう。This kanji has 8 strokes — trace them in order in the practice area below.
Step by step
Practice Writing
Free writing practice — compare your writing with the example. This canvas does not check your shape or stroke order. Draw with a mouse, finger, or pen; scroll outside the square to move down the page.
Trace the faded character, or hide the outline to practise from memory.
Writing Tips
- Follow the order strictly: top-to-bottom and left-to-right. Correct order makes the shape balanced and natural.
- Keep each stroke in one smooth motion — don't lift the pen in the middle of a stroke.
- Close enclosing strokes cleanly so the character does not look open or broken.
- Common mistake: drawing strokes bottom-to-top or right-to-left. Even if the result looks similar, the wrong order shows in handwriting and makes it harder to read.
Example words
受信
jushin
receiving (data)
受験
juken
taking an exam
受け取る
uketoru
to receive
受付
uketsuke
reception
受注
juchuu
receiving an order
受託
jutaku
being entrusted (with work)
Example sentences (5)
新しいメールを受信しました。
あたらしい めーる を じゅしん しました。
atarashii meeru o jushin shimashita.
I received a new email.
電波が弱いところではメールを受信できないことがあります。
でんぱ が よわい ところ で は めーる を じゅしん できない こと が あります。
denpa ga yowai tokoro de wa meeru o jushin dekinai koto ga arimasu.
In places with a weak signal, you sometimes cannot receive email.
十二月にN3を受験します。
じゅうにがつ に N3 を じゅけん します。
juunigatsu ni N3 o juken shimasu.
I will take the N3 exam in December.
受験するかどうか、まだ迷っています。
じゅけん する か どう か、まだ まよっています。
juken suru ka dou ka, mada mayotteimasu.
I am still unsure whether to take the exam.
午前中に荷物を受け取りました。
ごぜんちゅう に にもつ を うけとりました。
gozenchuu ni nimotsu o uketorimashita.
I received the package in the morning.