Ichidan verb, transitive verb

  1. to catch, to stop the blow.
  2. to react to, to take (advice, etc.), to accept, to come to grips with.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
 
 
受け止める うけとめる
 
 
 
 
受けとめる うけとめる

Contained Kanji Breakdown

accept, undergo, answer (phone)
う.ける ジュ じょ (3rd, N3)
paw radical
wa-shaped crown radical (no. 14)
ベキ (Kentei 1)
or again, furthermore, on the other hand
また ユウ やす (8th, N1)
stop, halt
と.まる シ どめ (2nd, N4)
divining, fortune-telling, divination or katakana to radical (no. 25)
ボク うらな.う うらない (Kentei Pre-1)