受(う)け取(と)る

うけとる
verb (godan)
to receive, to accept
1. to receive, to accept
To take something that is given or sent.
荷物(にもつ)を受(う)け取(と)る。
To receive a package.
給料(きゅうりょう)を受(う)け取(と)った。
I received my salary.
手紙(てがみ)を受(う)け取(と)りました。
I received a letter.
賞(しょう)を受(う)け取(と)る。
To receive an award.
配達(はいたつ)を受(う)け取(と)る。
To accept a delivery.
小切手(こぎって)を受(う)け取(と)る。
To receive a check.
2. to interpret, to take (as)
To understand or perceive something in a certain way.
冗談(じょうだん)として受(う)け取(と)ってください。
Please take it as a joke.
悪(わる)い意味(いみ)で受(う)け取(と)らないでください。
Please don't take it the wrong way.
彼(かれ)の言葉(ことば)をどう受(う)け取(と)ったらいいか分(わ)からない。
I don't know how to interpret his words.
褒(ほ)め言葉(ことば)として受(う)け取(と)った。
I took it as a compliment.
彼(かれ)の沈黙(ちんもく)を同意(どうい)と受(う)け取(と)った。
I interpreted his silence as agreement.

受(う)け取(と)る is a compound godan verb (受(う)ける + 取(と)る) with two main meanings: physically receiving something, and interpreting or understanding something in a certain way.

TRANSITIVITY:

  • Type: 他動詞(たどうし) (transitive)
  • Takes を for the object received or interpreted

ASPECT (ている):
受(う)け取(と)っている means "has received" (completed action) rather than "is receiving."

COMMON COLLOCATIONS (receive):

  • 荷物(にもつ)を受(う)け取(と)る: to receive a package
  • 給料(きゅうりょう)を受(う)け取(と)る: to receive a salary
  • 賞(しょう)を受(う)け取(と)る: to receive an award

COMMON PATTERNS (interpret):

  • ～として受(う)け取(と)る: to take as ~
  • 悪(わる)い意味(いみ)で受(う)け取(と)る: to take in a bad sense

RELATED WORDS:

  • 受(う)け取(と)り: receipt, acceptance (noun form)
  • 受(う)ける: to receive (more general)
  • もらう: to receive (from someone of equal/lower status)
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Added 2026.1.9 21:29 · Revised 2026.2.20 11:01
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