頂く

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
いただ
Grade: 6
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
戴く

Pronunciation

  • Tokyo pitch accent of conjugated forms of 「頂く
Source: Online Japanese Accent Dictionary
Stem forms
Terminal (終止形)
Attributive (連体形)
頂く ただく
Imperative (命令形) 頂け ただけ
Key constructions
Passive 頂かれる ただかれる
Causative 頂かせる ただかせる
Potential 頂ける ただける
Volitional 頂こう ただこ
Negative 頂かない ただかない
Negative perfective 頂かなかった ただかなかった
Formal 頂きます ただきま
Perfective 頂いた ただいた
Conjunctive 頂いて ただいて
Hypothetical conditional 頂けば ただけ

Verb

(いただ) (itadakutransitive godan (stem (いただ) (itadaki), past (いただ)いた (itadaita))

  1. to place on or above one's head
    (おう)(かん)(いただ)
    ōkan o itadaku
    to wear a crown
    (ゆき)(いただ)いた(やま)(やま)
    yuki o itadaita yamayama
    mountains with snow on top → snowy mountains
    (ほし)(いただ)いて()(みち)()
    hoshi o itadaite yomichi o yuku
    to travel at night with stars above one's head
  2. (humble) to receive; humble version of 貰う (morau, to get, to receive)
    ()()いただいた
    Shiji o itadaita.
    (We) received support.
  3. (humble) to take food or drink: to eat, to drink
    この(あと)、スタッフが美味(おい)しくいただきました
    Kono ato, sutaffu ga oishiku itadakimashita.
    The staff enjoyed it later.

Usage notes

This term is more often spelled in hiragana. The humble one is the receiver; if this term is used when asking if someone else would like to receive something, it can be interpreted as supercilious. To honor the receiver, use:

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References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN