受け止める (うけとめる): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

受け止める (うけとめる) means to catch / to stop / to accept.

See example sentences below.

受け止める at a glance

受け止める

うけとめるuketomeru

N1verb

to catch / to stop / to accept

受け止めるうけとめるuketomeruN1Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

to catch / to stop / to accept

Example 1

ボールをしっかり受け止めた。

Translation

I firmly caught the ball.

Example 2

彼の言葉を素直に受け止めよう。

Translation

Let's honestly accept his words.