もらう

• 読み: もらう
• ローマ字: morau
• 漢字の分解: 貰 (morau) — to receive, to accept
• 発音: /mo.ɾa.ɯ/

意味

To receive; to get; to accept. Used when you receive something from someone.

A Group 1 (godan) verb. While the kanji 貰う exists, it is typically written in hiragana. Part of the giving/receiving triad: あげる (give up), くれる (give to me), もらう (receive). Also used as a grammar pattern ～てもらう meaning 'to have someone do something for you.'

例文

1. 誕生日にプレゼントをもらいました。
2. 先生にアドバイスをもらった。
3. 友達から手紙をもらって嬉しかったです。

使い方ガイド

場面: gifts, daily life, requests

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

Written 貰う in kanji, where 貰 is a character meaning to receive or beg. The hiragana form もらう is standard in modern writing due to the kanji being outside common-use lists.

文化的背景

時代: Ancient

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal