EntryCommonJLPT N1
  1. Noun, Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', Na-adjective (keiyodoshi)

    the defensive

    どうしてそんなに受け身的なのか。仕返ししてはどうだ。
    How can you be so passive? Why don't you retaliate?
  2. passive attitude; passivity; passiveness

  3. the passive; passive voice

    Grammar

  4. ukemi (the art of falling safely)

    Martial arts

Also written 受け身【うけみ】

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Characters in this word

2
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

accept, undergo, answer (phone), take, get, catch, receive

Kun
う.ける-う.けう.かる
On
ジュ
Strokes
8
Taught
Grade 3
JLPT
N3
Frequency
136 of 2500
Radical
again
WaniKani
Level 9

Built from

Used in names as

じょ

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
2-4-4, 2-1-7, 2-6-2SKIP code
2h6.2The Kanji Dictionary
2040.7Four corner code
2067deroo
53d7Unicode hex code
1-28-85JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2826Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
678New Nelson (John Haig)
2421New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3076Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1569Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2146Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
735Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
794Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
223A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
730Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
272Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
3159Morohashi
303A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
260Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
260Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
240sakade
394Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
319henshall3
304Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
298crowley
269Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.9busy_people
270Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
743Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
shou4Pinyin reading
suKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
9WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

somebody, person, one's station in life

Kun
On
シン
Strokes
7
Taught
Grade 3
JLPT
N2
Frequency
320 of 2500
Radical
body
WaniKani
Level 8

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
4-7-3, 4-7-4SKIP code
0a7.5The Kanji Dictionary
2740.0Four corner code
847deroo
8eabUnicode hex code
1-31-40JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4601Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
5928New Nelson (John Haig)
3553New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4368Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2213Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2977Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1248Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1337Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
331A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
546Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
791Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
38034Morohashi
323A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
59Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
59Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
255sakade
937Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
339henshall3
285Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
174crowley
394Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1768Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1256Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
shen1, juan1Pinyin reading
sinKorean reading
n2JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
8WaniKani level