おもてなし

Japanese

Etymology

Alternative spelling
お持て成し

From 御(お) (o-) + 持(も)て成(な)し (motenashi, “welcome, hosting guests”), the 連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 持て成す.

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) おもてなし [òmóténáshí] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [o̞mo̞te̞na̠ɕi]

Noun

おもてなし • (omotenashi) 

1. hospitality