Japanese symbol for “receptionist”
受付
うけつけ
Romaji: uketsuke
reception (desk); information desk; receptionist; information clerk
In Japanese, receptionist is 受付, read うけつけ (uketsuke).
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Meanings
- n reception (desk); information desk; receptionist; information clerk
- n, vi, vs receipt; acceptance
Written forms: 受付、受け付け、受付け、受けつけ. Readings: うけつけ.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “receptionist”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 受付係 | うけつけがかり uketsukegakari | receptionist; clerk |
| 応接係 | おうせつかかり ousetsukakari | receptionist; desk clerk |
| 接待係 | せったいがかり settaigakari | receptionist; welcoming committee |
| 受付嬢 | うけつけじょう uketsukejou | receptionist; reception woman |
| フロントスタッフ | フロントスタッフ furontosutaffu | front desk staff; front office staff; reception staff |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 受験 | じゅけん juken | taking an examination (esp. for entrance to a school or university) |
| 受け | うけ uke | popularity; favour; favor |
| 受ける | うける ukeru | to receive; to get |
| 受信 | じゅしん jushin | receiving (a message, letter, email, etc.); reception (radio, TV, etc.) |
| 受け入れ | うけいれ ukeire | receiving; acceptance; reception |
| 付近 | ふきん fukin | neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity |
| 付属 | ふぞく fuzoku | being attached (to); being affiliated (to); belonging (to) |
| 付き合い | つきあい tsukiai | association; socializing; socialising |
See also: Chinese symbol for “receptionist”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.