Vocabulary

What does 応対 (おうたい, outai) mean?

応対 (おうたい, outai) means reception, dealing with (customers, callers).

Quick facts
Readingおうたい
Romajioutai
Part of speechnoun, suru verb, intransitive
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N2
おうたい
N2 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonoutai

reception, dealing with (customers, callers)

  1. 1noun · suru verb · intransitive dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to

Example sentences

  • You're good at handling phone calls, aren't you.

  • She responded to the customer kindly.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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