Meanings
Verb (5-dan, る, transitive)
1. to receive; to get; to accept
2. to take; to interpret; to understand
Kanji used
receive
take
Pitch accent
けとる
けと
Top 800
Composed of
popularity; favour; defense; defence; agreement; receiver of technique (e.g. in martial arts)
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
Examples (77 in total)
I've received it, too.
Don't take it seriously.
I received your letter.
Don't take it too seriously.
Where can I pick up my baggage?
I received your message yesterday.
Don't take it personally.
Where can I pick up my ticket?
I received an item that I didn't order.
Please let me know when you receive them.
I got a text from Tom.
Take things as they are.
Where do I claim my baggage?
Can I pick my ticket up at the airport?
I received my birthday present.
I received an invitation.
We ordered pink, but we received blue.
I'll pick up the photographs at six o'clock.
Where should I pick the tickets up?
Police shouldn't take bribes.
This is just a small gift, but please accept it.
I got a letter written with a pencil.
It seemed that she had already received the money.
You may be surprised to receive this letter.
He accepted my present.
He will accept any money he can get.
He beguiled me into accepting it.
How did he take the news?
When and where did you receive the gift?
I accepted a present from his sister.
Up to last week, I hadn't received a reply.
Mary received many gifts for her birthday.
Why didn't Mary accept Tom's gift?
All the letters I received from Tom were in French.
When did you receive the telegram?
Has everyone got all of their suitcases back?
Did you get the package I sent you?
He received a large sum in insurance benefit.
I received word from the local fire station.
I'll take that as a compliment.
She received the electricity bill today.
He received a ticket in return for the money.
I received a letter informing me of his arrival.
She may have been surprised when she received my letter.
She refused to accept the money.
I received a letter written in English yesterday.
I had received the letter three days before.
She got nothing in reward for her kindness.
I'm sorry, but I can't accept such an expensive gift.
She seems to have taken my remark as an insult.
He went to New York as soon as he got the letter.
You should receive the letter by next Monday.
The politician was not ashamed of having taken bribes.
I took what she said literally.
Julie received a Christmas card from her brother in Italy.
As today's accident is very serious, I take it seriously.
The doctor wouldn't accept any gifts from the poor.
She smiled and accepted my little present.
He received a large sum of money in compensation for his injury.
Don't take his remarks too literally.
He hurried to his parents as soon as he received the letter.
Under these circumstances, I cannot accept the offer.
I received a letter from him to the effect that he could not accept my offer.
This morning I got a telegram from home saying that my father had been suddenly taken ill.
The second the mailman comes, he rushes out to pick up his mail.
Mr. Koop isn't the kind of person who would ever take a bribe.
This is the most wonderful present I have ever received.
When his wife died, he received dozens of letters of sympathy.
I had never received such an abusive letter before.
I received your Model 345 in good condition.
We received a large package.
Regrettably, we have not received your reply.
I received a letter written one week ago.
You take everything too literally.
I offered him fifty pence and he accepted.
The official was suspected of accepting bribes from the construction companies.
Two senior officials are suspected of accepting bribes from real estate companies.