Keyword
to be told
- acquiesce
- hear
- listen to
- be informed
- receive
- Frequency
- #775
- Strokes
- 8
- Grade
- 6
- JLPT (old)
- N2
- Heisig
- 2050
Readings
ショウ90%
うけたまわ10%
Mnemonic
A messenger bows low with both hands out, because he has to be told the news by the king.
Stroke order
Used in vocabulary
承け
popularity; favour; favor; reception; defense; defence; reputation; agreement; receiver of technique (e.g. in martial arts)
Noun
承ける
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to suffer (an injury); to feel (influence); to undergo (e.g. surgery); to take (a test); …
Ichidan verb
承知
knowledge; awareness; acceptance; consent; assent; agreement; compliance; acknowledgment; acknowledgement; forgiving; …
Noun
承る
to hear; to be told; to know; to receive (order); to undertake; to comply; to take (a reservation, etc.)
Godan verb
起承転結
introduction, development, turn and conclusion (quadripartite structure of certain Chinese poetry); story composition and development
Noun