Receive in Japanese

Are there any differences with these words?


受け取る, 受ける, 受け入れる

If I want to say receive email, do I write

メイルを受け取る...

Also, curious when I would be using 受信する...


Thanks for the reply.

受け取る = close to general "receive," with letters, gifts, e-mails, etc.

受ける = you might 受ける an inquiry, a contact/communication, a request, etc.

受け入れる = closer to "accept" "acknowledge," "receive (and acknowledge)."


メールを受け取る would be the right way to say "to receive email." You can also write メールを受信する to say the same thing, with a slightly more official/business-like nuance.

受信する is used only with telecommunications, or receiving "signals," so this one is used with e-mails, or radio signals :)

Thanks for the explanation, AK. :)