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受け取る

うけとる

to receive, to take (someone's words or behavior)

Mnemonic

受ける taking what comes and 取る closing a hand round it. Not simply that it arrived: you tore とる the slip off and signed for it: うけとる.

Worth knowing

Both halves are already in the deck. It also covers taking a remark a certain way: 悪く受け取る. 頂く いただく is the humble receive, and かかる is take of time or money.

Built from

receive, accept
One hand reaching down and another reaching up, with something passing between them.
take, get
耳 ear + 又 hand

Words sharing these kanji

to receive, to accept to accept, to accommodate to catch, to receive to take, to get to take out, to pull out to take back, to recover to come off, to be removed

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