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VocabJLPT N1

reception

NounSuru VerbTransitive Verb

Definitions

1. receiving (a message, letter, email, etc.)
2. reception (radio, TV, etc.)

This noun refers to the act of receiving a signal, message, or transmission — such as an email, radio signal, or TV broadcast. It is commonly used in technical and everyday contexts, and its opposite is the word for "sending/transmitting."

Example sentences

Sentence 1

The monitoring system received an abnormal signal and triggered an alert.

Sentence 2

This building doesn't seem to be designed for great radio reception.

Sentence 3

I received an important email addressed to the president and forwarded it immediately.

Sentence 4

That notification never came through on my device, though?

Sentence 5

Underground at the station, the signal is weak and hard to receive.