受付 (うけつけ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

受うけ付つけ

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Common wordJLPTN5Freq.FrequencyTop 5,000

受付する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Meanings

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

窓まど口ぐちN3sense 1
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N3sense 1
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.
受じゅ理り sense 2
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.
コンパニオン
受付 focuses on reception-desk duties, whereas コンパニオン implies actively greeting and assisting guests at an event.

受うけ取とりN3
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.
受じゅ理り
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.
応おう接せつN2
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.

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%
search-only kanji form
受うけ

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.