受容(じゅよう)

じゅよう
noun, verb (suru)
acceptance; reception; to accept
1. acceptance, reception, embracing
The act of accepting or taking in something — ideas, cultures, changes, or situations. Often used in academic, psychological, and cultural contexts.
現実(げんじつ)を受容(じゅよう)する。
Accept reality.
異文化(いぶんか)の受容(じゅよう)には時間(じかん)がかかる。
Accepting a foreign culture takes time.
悲(かな)しみの受容(じゅよう)は回復(かいふく)への第一歩(だいいっぽ)だ。
Acceptance of grief is the first step toward recovery.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 受容(じゅよう)体(たい) (receptor — biology/medicine)
  • 自己(じこ)受容(じゅよう) (self-acceptance)
  • 文化(ぶんか)の受容(じゅよう) (cultural reception/acceptance)
  • 受容(じゅよう)と拒絶(きょぜつ) (acceptance and rejection)

SIMILAR WORDS:
The homophone 需要(じゅよう) (demand, as in supply and demand) is a completely different word. 受容(じゅよう) focuses on accepting or embracing something. Compared to 受(う)け入(い)れる (to accept), 受容(じゅよう) is more formal and academic, often appearing in psychology, philosophy, and cultural studies.

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