1.
acceptance, receipt (of official documents)
Formally accepting and processing an application, complaint, or official document. Used in legal, administrative, and bureaucratic contexts.
届を受理する。
To accept a notification form.
婚姻届が無事に受理された。
The marriage registration was accepted without issue.
書類に不備があったため、申請は受理されなかった。
The application was not accepted because there were deficiencies in the documents.
USAGE:
A formal, administrative term. The subject is typically a government office or official body that accepts documents from individuals. Passive form 受理される is very common.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 申請を受理する: to accept an application
- 届を受理する: to accept a registration/notification
- 受理番号: acceptance/receipt number
- 受理日: date of acceptance