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接待する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Meanings

entertainment; wining and dining; corporate hospitality

Refers to entertaining guests or clients, especially in a business context, often involving meals and drinks. Can be used as a noun or a suru-verb.

Related words· 7

もてなしN1
もてなし is a general word for warm hospitality toward any guest, while 接待 specifically means wining and dining someone, usually clients or business partners.
歓かん待たい
歓待 stresses a warm, joyful welcome of a guest, whereas 接待 focuses on the practical act of treating someone to food and drink, often out of business obligation.
接せつ遇ぐう
接遇 is a formal term for courteous customer or client service in general, while 接待 specifically involves entertaining someone with meals and drinks.
応おう接せつN2
接待 means hosting or entertaining guests, often with meals, drinks, or business hospitality, whereas 応接 simply means receiving and attending to visitors without necessarily entertaining them.

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もてなすN2
接待する specifically means entertaining clients or business guests (often with meals or drinks), whereas 持て成す covers hospitality toward any guest in general.
応おう対たいN2
接待 implies entertaining guests with hospitality such as meals or drinks, often for business purposes, whereas 応対 is the more neutral act of receiving and handling people.
優ゆう待たい
接待 specifically means entertaining guests or clients (e.g. wining and dining), while 優待 more broadly refers to any special, preferential treatment such as discounts or courteous service.

Don't confuse with

招しょう待たいN4
招待 just means to invite someone to an event, while 接待 is the actual act of wining and dining a guest, often as a business favor.
接せっ客きゃく
接待 means entertaining clients or guests, often with meals or drinks for business purposes, whereas 接客 is the routine act of serving customers in a shop or service job.