受信（じゅしん、jushin）
- reception

The Japanese word 受信 (受信, じゅしん) primarily means "reception" or "receiving." ⚫︎ It refers to the act of getting or accepting something, often information or a signal, from an external source. ⚫︎ This can apply to various contexts, including receiving data, messages, signals (like radio waves), or even physical items. ⚫︎ It implies an action taken by a receiver to accept something from a sender. ⚫︎ The word emphasizes the process of receiving rather than the content that is received.

⚫︎ メールを受信する Translation: To receive an email. ⚫︎ ラジオの電波を受信する Translation: To receive radio waves. ⚫︎ 荷物を受信する Translation: To receive a package.

⚫︎ 受信 is used in various situations where something is being received. ⚫︎ It is appropriate to use when discussing the act of receiving data, signals, or physical objects. ⚫︎ Common phrases include メールを受信する (to receive email), 電話を受信する (to receive a phone call), and 信号を受信する (to receive a signal). ⚫︎ This word is frequently used in business, technical, and everyday conversations.

⚫︎ The word 受信 is typically written using the kanji 受 (ju, meaning "receive," "accept") and 信 (shin, meaning "trust," "believe," or, in this context, "information," "signal"). ⚫︎ The reading in hiragana is じゅしん. ⚫︎ There are no common variations in the okurigana for this word.

⚫︎ 受け取る (うけとる) - to receive, to accept (more general) ⚫︎ 受け入れる (うけいれる) - to accept, to receive (more general, also means "to adopt") ⚫︎ Depending on the context, other words might be used, such as 着信する (ちゃくしんする) - to receive a call/message (specifically for incoming calls/messages).

⚫︎ 送信 (そうしん) - transmission, sending (the opposite of receiving) ⚫︎ 出す (だす) - to send, to submit (more general, opposite of receiving in certain context)

新しいスマートフォンは、Wi-Fiの信号をスムーズに受信する。 ・Translation: The new smartphone smoothly receives Wi-Fi signals. ・Explanation: This sentence illustrates the technical use of 受信 to describe the capability of a device to receive a signal.

その会社は、顧客からのフィードバックを真摯に受信する。 ・Translation: That company earnestly receives feedback from customers. ・Explanation: Here, 受信 refers to the act of accepting and considering feedback or information.

⚫︎ The word 受信 is a compound word formed from the kanji 受 (ju, "receive") and 信 (shin, "believe," or here "information"). ⚫︎ The combination suggests the act of accepting or receiving information. ⚫︎ The origins trace back to classical Chinese, from where many Japanese kanji-based words derive.