受付
うけつけ
hepburn uketsuke
reception, reception desk
Part of speech · noun / suru-verb
Pattern visualization
Examples
- 受付で名前を言ってください。Please give your name at the reception desk.
- 申し込みの受付は明日までです。Applications are accepted until tomorrow.
Collocations
受付に行く受付をする受付時間受付係受付を済ませる
Mnemonic
受付 uketsuke — a compound noun from 受ける (to receive) + 付ける (to attach). It means "receiving and handling" — i.e. reception, or the place where that happens. Both parts use kun-yomi (uke + tsuke), a native Japanese compound, unlike on-yomi words such as 会議.
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How are the two parts of 受付 read?