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持て成し

持てなし

Reading

Kana: もてなし
Romaji: motenashi
Kana
Romaji

Definition

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hospitality; reception; treatment; service; entertainment

Note: word usually written using kana alone

Kanji

Readings: ジ、 も.つ、 -も.ち、 も.てる
Meanings: hold, have
Readings: セイ、 ジョウ、 な.る、 な.す、 -な.す
Meanings: turn into, become, get, grow, elapse, reach

Example Sentences

(こころ)づくしのおもてなしを感謝(かんしゃ)します。
➥Thank you very much for your hearty hospitality.
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親切(しんせつ)なおもてなしありがとうございます。
➥Thank you for your kind hospitality.
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(おく)(もの)普通(ふつう)親切(しんせつ)なもてなしのお(かえ)しになされる。
➥A present is usually given in return for one's hospitality.
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(わたし)彼女(かのじょ)親切(しんせつ)なもてなしに感謝(かんしゃ)した。
➥I thanked her for her kind hospitality.
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(わたし)はその家族(かぞく)親切(しんせつ)なもてなしを()けた。
➥I received the hospitality of the family.
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(まね)かれた(ひと)(みな)彼女(かのじょ)のもてなしに(こころ)()たれた。
➥All the guests were touched by her hospitality.
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