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うきちき【受付・受き付き】 : ukichiki | define meaning

ukichiki

Pronunciation: [ʔukit͡ɕiki]

Definition

Noun

Reception
Receipt

Etymology

Cognate with standard Japanese うけつけ【受付・受け付け】 uketsuke "receiption; receipt".

Historical Ryukyuan attestations

沖縄語典 Okinawa goten (Okinawan language dictionary) (1896), by Masayo Nakamoto, records "「うきつィき」受付（ウケツケ）".

Spelling

Orthography	Form
Kanji	受付受き付き
Kana	うきちき
Romanization	ukichiki
Pronunciation (IPA)	[ʔukit͡ɕiki]

意味：うけつけ【受付・受け付け】

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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2025, October 23). うきちき【受付・受き付き】 : ukichiki | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, December 5, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/7756/ukichiki/.