頂く

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 頂く, read いただく, denotes a humble verb lowering the speaker’s act of receiving or eating and drinking.
• Basic usage: It humbly describes receiving materials from a teacher or partaking of tea during a break.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Humble receiving and partaking
  • In both receiving something and eating or drinking, it lowers the speaker’s own action politely.