N4299/566

ける

Ichidan verbverb (generic)transitive verbcolloquialusually written using kana aloneintransitive verblinguistics

Reading

Meanings

  • to receive, to get
  • to catch (e.g. a ball)
  • to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.)
  • to sustain (damage), to incur (a loss), to suffer (an injury), to feel (influence)
  • to undergo (e.g. surgery), to take (a test), to accept (a challenge)
  • to be given (e.g. life, talent)
  • to find funny, to find humorous, to be amused (by)
  • to follow, to succeed, to be descended from
  • to face (south, etc.)
  • to be modified by
  • to obtain (a pawned item, etc.) by paying a fee
  • to be well-received, to become popular, to go down well

Learn in context

Example sentences

かれはテストをけた

He took a test.

そのジョークはクラスでよくけた

That joke went down well in the class.

手術しゅじゅつけることになった。

It was decided that I would undergo surgery.

彼女かのじょつよかぜけながらあるいた。

She walked while being struck by a strong wind.

その試験しけんむずかしくてけられなかった

The exam was too difficult and I couldn't take it.