Translation guide
A person who works at the front desk of an office, hotel, or hospital, greeting visitors and handling inquiries.
The person at the front desk of a company or office who greets visitors and answers calls.
The most common term for a receptionist or the reception desk itself. Can refer to both the person and the location.
Please give your name at the reception desk.
She works as a receptionist.
Explicitly refers to the person in charge of reception. Slightly more formal than 受付 alone.
The receptionist will guide the visitors.
Borrowed from English 'front'. Often used for hotel front desks, but can be used in offices. Refers more to the desk/counter than the person.
Please pick up your key at the hotel front desk.
The person at the front desk of a hotel who handles check-in, check-out, and guest requests.
Specifically the person working at the hotel front desk.
I asked the receptionist for the room number.
A male hotel staff member, often used for front desk or bellhop. Slightly dated and gendered.
That hotel receptionist was very kind.
Direct loanword for 'front desk clerk'. Used in job titles or formal contexts.
There is a job opening for a front desk clerk.
The person at the reception desk of a hospital or clinic who handles patient check-in and appointments.
Same word as general receptionist, but context makes it clear it's a medical setting.
Please show your insurance card at the hospital reception.
Refers to medical administrative staff, including receptionists who handle billing and insurance. More technical.
受付 is the general term for reception desk or receptionist in offices, hospitals, and many facilities. フロント is specifically used for hotel front desks and sometimes for company reception areas, but it emphasizes the counter rather than the person. To refer to the person, use 受付係 or フロント係.
In Japanese, it's common to use the place (受付) to refer to the person working there. For example, 受付に聞いてください (Ask at reception) implies asking the receptionist. If you need to explicitly say 'receptionist', 受付の人 or 受付係 is clearer.
The work of a medical receptionist is busy.