受身 うけみ the defensive N1 #7,844 Meanings also 受け身 noun, takes の, na-adjective the defensive passive attitude; passivity; passiveness grammar the passive; passive voice martial arts ukemi (the art of falling safely) Its kanji 受 ジュ · う.ける、-う.け、う.かる accept, undergo, answer (phone), take, get, catch, receive 身 シン · み somebody, person, one's station in life