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頂く

いただく

Also written

戴くrare kanji

very common

動詞 / verb

1
to receive (humble), to be given, to accept
1. 先生から立派な辞書を頂きました。
  I received a fine dictionary from my teacher.
2. お客様から温かいお言葉を頂いた。
  We were given kind words by a customer.
3. この資料を一部頂いてもよろしいですか。
  May I have a copy of this document?
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- 貰う
- 頂戴
- 受ける
- antonym差し上げる
2
to eat (humble), to drink (humble), to have
1. それでは、遠慮なく頂きます。
  Well then, I'll help myself.
2. 食後にコーヒーを頂きました。
  I had coffee after the meal.
3. こんなにおいしい料理を頂いたのは初めてです。
  This is the first time I've eaten such delicious food.
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- 頂戴
- 食べる
- 飲む
3
to be crowned with, to have on top, to be capped with
1. 雪を頂いた富士山が遠くに見える。
  Snow-capped Mount Fuji can be seen in the distance.
2. 山々は白い雲を頂いていた。
  The mountains were crowned with white clouds.
3. 彼女は花の冠を頭に頂いて現れた。
  She appeared wearing a crown of flowers on her head.
4
to have (someone) as one's head, to be led by, to serve under
1. 我が社は創業者の孫を社長に頂いている。
  Our company has the founder's grandson as its president.
2. 名誉会長に元首相を頂くことになった。
  It was decided that a former prime minister would be honorary chairman.
3. 優れた指導者を頂いて、チームは大きく成長した。
  Led by an excellent leader, the team grew a great deal.
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- 仰ぐ

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present

頂く

past

頂いた

volitional

頂こう

imperative

頂け

potential

頂ける

passive

頂かれる

causative

頂かせる

-te form

頂いて

conditional

頂けば

conditional (-tara)

頂いたら

stem

頂き

desire (-tai)

頂きたい

desire, past (-takatta)

頂きたかった

negative (-zu)

頂かずnegative

negative (-nu)

頂かぬnegative

negative conditional (-neba)

頂かねばnegative

補助動詞 / subsidiary verb

1
to have (someone) do (humble), to be kindly done for one
1. 詳しくご説明頂き、ありがとうございました。
  Thank you very much for explaining it in detail.
2. 少々お待ち頂けますか。
  Could you wait a moment, please?
3. 先生に作文を直して頂いた。
  I had my teacher correct my essay.
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- 貰う