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受 means 'receive'

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Strokes : 8    Frequency: 183   JLPT: N3    Usefulness: 3    Study set: 3-4    Grade: 3   Intermediate lesson: 17    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 204 words   Used in 351 words   Used in 87 names   Component in 4 kanji (1 Jōyō)
Jōyō (常用)
Common readings
On
   ジュ
Kun
   うける to receive, to accept   うかる to pass (an exam)　
Additional readings
Kun    -うけ
Name    じょ
Components
⿳  ⺤ (爪) claw  冖 cover; covered  又 again  
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In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 受 is used 16 times, read 2 ways (with 1 variation).
Across all words in Japanese, 受 is used 302 times, read 2 ways (with 2 variations).
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ジュ : 200 words FIND ALL
じ ゅ け ん 0
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
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うける : 100 words FIND ALL
う け る 2
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to receive; to get
2. to catch (e.g. a ball)
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うける (read as うけ) : 1 word FIND ALL
う け つ け 0
Most common form: 受付け
noun
1. reception (desk); information desk  (esp. 受付)
2. receipt; acceptance  (see also: 受け付ける)
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ず: 1 word. FIND ALL
ず り ょ う 0
noun
provincial governor (from the middle of the Heian period)
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An additional う.かる less common words include 受 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
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Additional data
Henshall: 319 (originally: 303)  Joy o' Kanji : 303  Key to Kanji: 477 

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受
ジュ   うける to receive, to accept   うかる to pass (an exam)　   
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又
また again   
冖
cover; covered   
⺤
つめ claw; fingernail   
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