もてなし
Frequency rank: 22,387. – 22,527.
- hospitality; reception; treatment; service; entertainmentword usually written using kana alone
- (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treatword usually written using kana alone
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Forms
Generated definitions (experimental)
- hospitality; reception; treatment; service; entertainment
- (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat
This meaning refers to the warm and generous way of welcoming guests, providing comfort and care during their visit.
They received wonderful treatment.
This meaning conveys the idea of providing light snacks or drinks as a way to entertain or treat someone.
Generated collocations (experimental)
もてなしをするto provide hospitalityこころをこめた心を込めたもてなしsincere hospitalityでんとうてき伝統的なもてなしtraditional hospitalityもてなしのせいしん精神spirit of hospitalityおもてなしのこころ心heart of hospitalityげすとゲストをもてなすto entertain guestsもてなしのてえぶるテーブルhospitality tableていねい丁寧なもてなしcourteous hospitalityしょくじ食事をもてなすto serve a mealおもてなしをうける受けるto receive hospitalityもてなしのぶんか文化culture of hospitalityてづくり手作りのもてなしhomemade hospitality
Wiktionary definitions (experimental)
Example sentences
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She took advantage of our hospitality and stayed a whole month without paying us anything.
A present is usually given in return for one's hospitality.
All the guests were touched by her hospitality.
I gave a bunch of roses to her in return for her hospitality.
Foreigners get special treatment in that country.
Captain Cook thanked the natives for their hospitality.