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受ける is an exact match with one form of the following word:
受ける
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Reading : うける   
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to receive; to get
2. to catch (e.g. a ball)
3. to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.)
4. to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to suffer (an injury); to feel (influence)
5. to undergo (e.g. surgery); to take (a test); to accept (a challenge)
6. to be given (e.g. life, talent)  (esp. 受ける, 享ける)
7. to follow; to succeed; to be descended from  (esp. 受ける, 享ける)
8. to face (south, etc.)
9. to be modified by  (esp. 受ける, 承ける; linguistics terminology)
10. to obtain (a pawned item, etc.) by paying a fee  (see also: 請け出す; esp. 請ける, now primarily used in compound words)
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
11. to be well-received; to become popular; to go down well  (esp. ウケる, うける; often written with kana only)
12. to be funny; to be humorous  (esp. ウケる; colloquialism; often written with kana only)
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 1 (among the 500 most useful words in Japanese)
• Kanshudo usefulness level is based on a usefulness score of 201,130 which gives a rank of 71
受ける is the most useful form. 5 additional forms are shown below.
This word is a member of our collection of the 10,000 most useful words in Japanese:
• This form is used about 90% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 7,000 (about 120,000,000 results)
• This form appears in Wikipedia's list of JLPT N4 vocabulary (see JLPT collections)
• iknow! Core 6000 rank: 1291 (see iKnow! collections)
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 155
• One of the 1240 words included in the Genki textbooks
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
• This form appears in the 24,000 words in the Mainichi Shimbun frequency analysis by Alexandre Girardi
• This form is in band 16 in the EDICT word frequency file (bands go from 1-48, where 1 is most common - each contains about 500 words)
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Example sentences:
せんしゅう
先週
すうがく
数学
しけん
試験
けた

We took an examination in math last week.
かのじょ
彼女
その
ひなん
非難
ける
こと
どうい
同意
した

She consented to take the blame.
あに
きょう
今日
にゅうがく
入学
しけん
試験
けている

My brother is taking the entrance examination today.
うける
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is used about 10% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 58,000 (about 6,910,000 results)
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 8704
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
• This form appears in the 24,000 words in the Mainichi Shimbun frequency analysis by Alexandre Girardi
• This form is in band 24 in the EDICT word frequency file (bands go from 1-48, where 1 is most common - each contains about 500 words)
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請ける
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Reading : うける   
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is rarely used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 228,000 (about 87,600 results)
• This form appears in the 24,000 words in the Mainichi Shimbun frequency analysis by Alexandre Girardi
• This form is in band 24 in the EDICT word frequency file (bands go from 1-48, where 1 is most common - each contains about 500 words)
• This form is used as an example of an official Joyo kanji reading
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ウケる
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• This form is used about 10% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 59,000 (about 6,770,000 results)
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承ける
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Reading : うける   
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• This form is rarely used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 175,000 (about 421,000 results)
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享ける
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Reading : うける   
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• This form is rarely used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 198,000 (about 273,000 results)
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ジュ   うける to receive, to accept   うかる to pass (an exam)    
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また again   
cover; covered   
つめ claw; fingernail   
セイ   シン   こ to beg, ask for   うける to obtain   
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セイ   ショウ   あお-    あお blue   
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シュ   ぬし    あるじ master, proprietor, owner   
ガツ   ゲツ   つき month; moon   
ゲン   ゴン   say; word   こと word, saying   い to say   
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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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ショウ    acquiesce   うけたまわ to hear, to be told   
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サン   み    みっ three   
water ma
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スイ   みず water   
katakana 'ma'
キョウ    enjoy; receive   
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lid
シ   ス   こ child   
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