Japanese

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Kanji in this term

Grade: 3
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
ウケる

Pronunciation

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  • Tokyo pitch accent of conjugated forms of 「受ける
Source: Online Japanese Accent Dictionary
Stem forms
Terminal (終止形)
Attributive (連体形)
受ける [ùkéꜜrù]
Imperative (命令形) 受けろ [ùkéꜜrò]
Key constructions
Passive 受けられる けられ [ùkéráréꜜrù]
Causative 受けさせる けさせ [ùkésáséꜜrù]
Potential 受けられる けられ [ùkéráréꜜrù]
Volitional 受けよう けよ [ùkéyóꜜò]
Negative 受けない ない [ùkéꜜnàì]
Negative perfective 受けなかった なかった [ùkéꜜnàkàttà]
Formal 受けます けま [ùkémáꜜsù]
Perfective 受けた けた [úꜜkètà]
Conjunctive 受けて けて [úꜜkètè]
Hypothetical conditional 受ければ れば [ùkéꜜrèbà]

Verb

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()ける (ukerutransitive ichidan (stem () (uke), past ()けた (uketa))

Japanese verb pair
active 受ける
mediopassive 受かる
  1. to receive; to get
    ()()()けるkifu o ukeruto receive a donation
    (しょう)(たい)()けるshōtai o ukeruto receive an invitation
    ()(がい)()けるhigai o ukeruto suffer injuries
    ()(どう)()けるshidō o ukeruto receive guidance
    調(ちょう)()()けるchōsa o ukeruto undergo an investigation
    (しゅ)(じゅつ)()けるshujutsu o ukeruto undergo surgery
    (きょう)(いく)()けるkyōiku o ukeruto receive an education
    (じゅ)(ぎょう)()けるjugyō o ukeruto take a class (literally, “to receive instruction”)
    ひどい(あつか)()けるhidoi atsukai o ukeruto be treated poorly (literally, “to receive awful treatment”)
    ()(しん)()けるjishin o ukeruto experience an earthquake
    (つよ)(かん)()(えい)(きょう)()けるtsuyoi kanki no eikyō o ukeruto feel the effect of strong winter winds
    (ちゅう)(ごく)(ぶん)()(えい)(きょう)()けるChūgoku bunka no eikyō o ukeruto be influenced by Chinese culture (literally, “to receive the influence of Chinese culture”)
    (たい)(ふう)(えい)(きょう)()ける(おそ)あるtaifū no eikyō o ukeru osore ga aruthere is danger of being affected by a typhoon (literally, “there is danger of receiving the influence of a typhoon”)
    (ばく)(はつ)(てき)(にん)()()けるbakuhatsuteki na ninki o ukeruto be immensely popular (literally, “to receive explosive popularity”)
  2. (grammar) to be modified by
    連体修飾語(れんたいしゅうしょくご)()けてrentai shūshokugo o uketemodified by a nominal modifier
  3. to do the things which a former person did
    (Can we add an example for this sense?)

()ける (ukeruintransitive ichidan (stem () (uke), past ()けた (uketa))

  1. to gain popularity
  2. ウケる: to be funny; to be hilarious
    (ちょう)ウケるchō ukeru!That's hilarious!

Conjugation

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See also

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References

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  • 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.
  1. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1974), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Second edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō
  2. ^ Hirayama, Teruo, editor (1960), 全国アクセント辞典 (Zenkoku Akusento Jiten, Nationwide Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Tōkyōdō, →ISBN