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受付 (uketsuke) Japanese meaning: reception desk | Kotomora
Common word› JLPT N5 › Freq. Frequency Top 5,000 Conjugation 受付する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 受付うけつけ する 受付うけつけ しない Polite 受付うけつけ します 受付うけつけ しません Past polite 受付うけつけ しました 受付うけつけ しませんでした Past 受付うけつけ した 受付うけつけ しなかった Te-form 受付うけつけ して 受付うけつけ しないで Desire 受付うけつけ したい 受付うけつけ したくない Potential 受付うけつけ できる 受付うけつけ できない Passive 受付うけつけ される 受付うけつけ されない Causative 受付うけつけ させる 受付うけつけ させない Causative passive 受付うけつけ させられる 受付うけつけ させられない Volitional 受付うけつけ しよう Polite volitional 受付うけつけ しましょう Imperative 受付うけつけ しろ 受付うけつけ するな Conditional 受付うけつけ すれば 受付うけつけ しなければ Tara conditional 受付うけつけ したら 受付うけつけ しなかったら
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I presented my insurance card at the hospital reception desk.
Please inquire at the reception desk.
Usage patterns 受付うけつけ で 〈 物もの〉 〉 をもらう to get something at the reception desk
I got a pamphlet at the reception desk.
受付うけつけ を 済す ませる to finish checking in at reception
When you arrive at the venue, please check in at reception first.
〈 事こと〉 〉 の 受付うけつけ を 始はじ める to start accepting (applications, reservations, etc.)
We will start accepting new applications from next month.
〈 事こと〉 〉 の 受付うけつけ を 締し め 切き る to close acceptance of (applications, entries, etc.)
We will close acceptance of participants today.
受付うけつけ に 声こえ をかける to speak to the receptionist
If you have any questions, please speak to the receptionist.
Kanji 受 accept, undergo, answer (phone) 付 adhere, attach, refer to 附 affixed, attach, refer to Related words 窓口 is the specific service window at a bank, government office, or similar institution, while 受付 is the broader reception area or act of accepting things.
フロント is used specifically for the front desk of a hotel, while 受付 is the general term for any reception desk or receptionist.
受理 is a formal, often legal or bureaucratic term for officially accepting a document or application, while 受付 covers the everyday act of accepting or taking in something.
受付 focuses on reception-desk duties, whereas コンパニオン implies actively greeting and assisting guests at an event.
Don't confuse with· 5 受付 refers to a reception desk or the act of accepting applications/visitors, while 受け取り specifically means receiving a physical item, payment, or message.
受付 refers to a reception desk or the act of accepting visitors/requests informally, while 受理 specifically means the formal, official acceptance of a document or application.
受付 refers to a reception desk, receptionist role, or the act of accepting applications, while 応接 refers to the act of receiving and dealing with visitors once they arrive.
Show 2 more Written forms 受うけ 付つけ Usage 84%
Standard kanji spelling, especially common for the reception desk and receptionist senses.
受う け 付つ け Usage 15%
Common spelling with okurigana; especially natural for the act of accepting or receiving.
受うけ 付つ け Usage 1%
受うけ 附つけ
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.
受付 refers to a concrete reception desk or the act of accepting applications at a counter, while 受け入れ is the broader, more abstract act of accepting people, things, or ideas.
受付 means the reception desk or front counter where visitors check in, not the social event that レセプション refers to.
reservation acceptance; booking reception
reception hours; opening hours
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call-not-accepted signal
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