接客

Chinese

		to extend; to connect; to receive to extend; to connect; to receive; to join	customer; visitor; guest
trad. (接客)		接	客
simp. #(接客)		接	客

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jiēkè

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄝ ㄎㄜˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zip³ haak³
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chiap-hak
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chiap-kheh

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jiēkè
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄝ ㄎㄜˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jiekè
    • Wade–Giles: chieh¹-kʻo⁴
    • Yale: jyē-kè
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiekeh
    • Palladius: цзекэ (czekɛ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɛ⁵⁵ kʰɤ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zip³ haak³
    • Yale: jip haak
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzip⁸ haak⁸
    • Guangdong Romanization: jib³ hag³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡siːp̚³ haːk̚³/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chiap-hak
    • Hakka Romanization System: jiab^ˋ hag^ˋ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: jiab⁵ hag⁵
    • Sinological IPA: /t͡si̯ap̚² hak̚²/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chiap-kheh
    • Tâi-lô: tsiap-kheh
    • Phofsit Daibuun: ciapqeq
    • IPA (Xiamen): /t͡siap̚³²⁻⁴ kʰeʔ³²/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡siap̚⁵⁻²⁴ kʰeʔ⁵/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡siap̚³²⁻⁵ kʰeʔ³²/
    • IPA (Taipei): /t͡siap̚³²⁻⁴ kʰeʔ³²/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡siap̚³²⁻⁴ kʰeʔ³²/

Verb

接客

1. to receive a guest
2. (of a prostitute) to receive a client; to receive patrons

Japanese

Kanji in this term
接	客
せつ > せっ Grade: 5	きゃく Grade: 3
on'yomi

Noun

接(せっ)客(きゃく) • (sekkyaku) 

1. serving customers, looking after visitors

Verb

接(せっ)客(きゃく)する • (sekkyaku suru) suru (stem 接(せっ)客(きゃく)し (sekkyaku shi), past 接(せっ)客(きゃく)した (sekkyaku shita))

1. to serve customers
2. to look after visitors

Conjugation

Conjugation of "接客する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)

Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective")	接客し	せっきゃくし	sekkyaku shi
Ren’yōkei ("continuative")	接客し	せっきゃくし	sekkyaku shi
Shūshikei ("terminal")	接客する	せっきゃくする	sekkyaku suru
Rentaikei ("attributive")	接客する	せっきゃくする	sekkyaku suru
Kateikei ("hypothetical")	接客すれ	せっきゃくすれ	sekkyaku sure
Meireikei ("imperative")	接客せよ¹ 接客しろ²	せっきゃくせよ¹ せっきゃくしろ²	sekkyaku seyo¹ sekkyaku shiro²
Key constructions
Passive	接客される	せっきゃくされる	sekkyaku sareru
Causative	接客させる 接客さす	せっきゃくさせる せっきゃくさす	sekkyaku saseru sekkyaku sasu
Potential	接客できる	せっきゃくできる	sekkyaku dekiru
Volitional	接客しよう	せっきゃくしよう	sekkyaku shiyō
Negative	接客しない	せっきゃくしない	sekkyaku shinai
Negative continuative	接客せず	せっきゃくせず	sekkyaku sezu
Formal	接客します	せっきゃくします	sekkyaku shimasu
Perfective	接客した	せっきゃくした	sekkyaku shita
Conjunctive	接客して	せっきゃくして	sekkyaku shite
Hypothetical conditional	接客すれば	せっきゃくすれば	sekkyaku sureba
¹ Written imperative ² Spoken imperative

Derived terms

• 接客婦(せっきゃくふ) (sekkyakufu): a hostess, a waitress