受け入れる

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 受け入れる (うけいれる) is a transitive verb meaning to accept or take in a person, fact, or result.
• Basic usage: It describes an institution receiving trainees or a person deciding to accept a difficult result.
  • 学校は海外からの研修生を受け入れた。 — The school accepted trainees from overseas.
  • すぐには納得できなかったが、結果を受け入れることにした。 — I could not agree immediately, but decided to accept the result.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Receiving people and accepting outcomes
  • 受け入れる covers bringing people into an organization and acknowledging a fact or outcome one may not initially welcome.