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接伴 (せっぱん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'
entertain ; receive guests ; attend to visitors
Formal or literary term for receiving and entertaining guests or visitors. Rare in modern everyday speech; more common equivalents include 接待 (せったい) or もてなす.
彼かれ は 遠えん 方ぽう から の 客きゃく を 接せっ 伴ぱん し た 。
He entertained guests from afar.
Kanji 伴 consort, accompany, bring with Similar words 接せっ 待たい Common modern word for entertaining or hosting guests, especially in business contexts. 接伴 is a rare, more literary synonym.
もてなす Common verb meaning to entertain or treat guests hospitably. 接伴する is a much rarer, formal equivalent.
Etymology Composed of 接 (せつ, 'contact, receive') and 伴 (はん, 'companion, accompany'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the word is rare and may have been used in classical or formal written Japanese.
