N2575/1725

応おう接せつ

nounnoun (generic)noun or participle taking the aux. verb するtransitive verbintransitive verb

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おうせつ

Meanings

reception (e.g. of visitors), dealing with

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Example sentences

お客様きゃくさまを応接おうせつする部屋へやを用意よういしてください。

Please prepare a room for receiving guests.

彼女かのじょは来訪者らいほうしゃを丁寧ていねいに応接おうせつした。

She dealt with the visitor politely.

応接おうせつ室しつでお待まちいただけますか。

Could you please wait in the reception room?

社長しゃちょうは終日しゅうじつ、取引先とりひきさきからの訪問客ほうもんきゃくの応接おうせつに追おわれていた。

The company president was busy all day dealing with visitors from business partners.

急きゅうな来客らいきゃくがあったが、担当者たんとうしゃが不在ふざいで十分じゅうぶんな応接おうせつができなかった。

There was an unexpected visitor, but the person in charge was absent and we were unable to provide adequate reception.

Related words

潜るもぐる

to dive (into or under water); to get under, to get into, to get in, to creep into, to crawl under, to bury oneself, to burrow into, to dig oneself into, to snuggle under; to hide oneself (esp. from the government), to conceal oneself, to go underground

上下じょうげ

top and bottom, high and low, above and below, upper and lower ends, up and down; going up and down, rising and falling, fluctuating; going and coming back; upper and lower classes, ruler and ruled, the government and the people; first and second volumes; top and bottom, two-piece (outfit)

突くつく

to prick, to stab; to poke, to prod, to push, to thrust, to nudge, to hit, to strike; to use (a cane), to prop oneself up with, to press against (the floor, etc.); to attack; to brave (the rain, etc.)