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How to say 'Receive' in Japanese | 頂戴

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The Japanese word for Receive is 'Choudai', written as 頂戴 in Japanese.'Receive' in hiragana is ちょうだい.

    word

    頂戴

    Meaning

    Receive

    Reading

    ちょうだい

    choudai

    Kanji

    頂Crown, Accept 戴Receive

    Explanation

    The Japanese verbal noun '頂戴 (ちょうだい)' is a polite and humble way to say 'receive' or 'accept'. It is often used when asking for something politely or when receiving something from someone of higher status. It can also be used as a humble way to say 'eat' or 'drink'. For example: Please give me that book「その本を頂戴」(そのほんをちょうだい). I received a gift from my teacher「先生からプレゼントを頂戴しました」(せんせいからプレゼントをちょうだいしました). It's important to note that this word is often used in formal or polite situations, and is not typically used in casual conversation.

    Part Of Speech

    verbal noun

    Kanji JLPT

    Unknown

    Kanji Grade

    10

    Frequency

    7453

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 頂戴

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    頂

    Meaning

    Crown, Accept

  • kanji

    戴

    Meaning

    Receive

Words Related to 頂戴 Through the Kanji 頂

These 2 Words contain the Kanji 頂 as well.

  • word

    頂く

    Meaning

    Eat, Receive

  • word

    頂上

    Meaning

    Summit

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What does 'Choudai' (頂戴) mean?

'Choudai' means 'Receive' .

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