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受付 (うけつけ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

受うけ付つけ

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け

つ

け

Common wordJLPTN5Freq.FrequencyTop 5,000

Meanings

1

noun

reception desk; information desk; receptionist

Refers to the physical counter or the person working there. Often seen in signs and office contexts.

病びょう院いんの受うけ付つけで保ほ険けん証しょうを出だした。
I presented my insurance card at the hospital reception desk.
受うけ付つけに

問と

い

合あ

わせ

て

ください

。

Please inquire at the reception desk.

2

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb, intransitive verb

receipt; acceptance; receiving

The act of accepting or receiving something, such as applications, reservations, or deliveries. Used as a noun or with する.

申もうし込こみの受うけ付つけは来らい週しゅうまでです。
Applications will be accepted until next week.
宅たく配はい便びんの受うけ付つけは午ご後ご５時じで終おわります。
Parcel receipt ends at 5 p.m.

Written forms

受うけ付つけUsage84%
Standard kanji spelling, especially common for the reception desk and receptionist senses.
受うけ付つけUsage15%
Common spelling with okurigana; especially natural for the act of accepting or receiving.
受うけ付つけUsage1%
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受うけ附つけUsage<1%
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受うけ付つけUsage<1%
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Kanji

受accept, undergo, answer (phone)
付adhere, attach, refer to
附affixed, attach, refer to

Similar words

窓まど口ぐち
窓口 refers specifically to a service window or counter, often at a bank or government office, while 受付 is a broader term for a reception area or the act of receiving.
受うけ取とる
受け取る is a verb meaning 'to receive' (physically take something), while 受け付け is a noun or suru verb for the formal process of acceptance.

Etymology

Compound of 受け (uke, 'receiving', from 受ける) and 付け (tsuke, 'attaching', from 付ける). The kanji 受付 is a standard abbreviation of 受け付け.