Uketsuke
/ɯke̞tsɯke̞/noun
A Japanese term for reception, registration, acceptance, or a reception desk.
Did you know?In Japanese, 受付 can mean both the act of accepting or registering something and the physical counter where that acceptance happens.
Etymological Timeline
Old Japanese
Japanese
受く (uku)
“To receive, accept, or undergo”
Classical Japanese
Japanese
受け (uke)
“Receiving, acceptance, or the receiving side”
Classical Japanese
Japanese
付く (tsuku)
“To attach, be joined, or become fixed”
Medieval–Early Modern Japanese
Japanese
受け付ける (uketsukeru)
“To receive and accept formally; to register or take applications”
Modern Japanese
Japanese
受付 (uketsuke)
“Reception, registration, acceptance, or reception desk”
Modern English
English
uketsuke
“A Japanese loanword used especially in martial-arts and Japanese cultural contexts for reception or registration”