How to say "host" in Japanese

• ホストCommon
  nounThe receiving side at a party or other gathering, or the country or organization that hosts a summit; the counterpart of the guest, not a program presenter.
  パーティーでは誰だれがホストを勤つとめるのですか。↗

  Who will host the party?
• 亭主ていしゅCommon
  nounThe head of a household or an innkeeper; as 'host' it really means the host of a tea gathering, so it is seldom the word for a party host.
• 宿主しゅくしゅCommon
  nounThe biological sense: an organism that harbors a parasite; it does not refer to a party or broadcast host.
• 司会者しかいしゃCommon
  nounThe MC or moderator: the person who conducts a meeting, ceremony, or broadcast program; for the host of a TV show it stresses running the proceedings.
  司会者しかいしゃから、一言ひとことお祝いわいのスピーチって言いわれて焦しょうちゃったよ。↗

  It made me nervous when I was asked by the host to offer some words of congratulation.
• ナビゲーターCommon
  nounA loanword for a TV or radio presenter who guides the audience through the program; close to 司会者 in this sense, and it can also refer to a female presenter.

For 'host', use 「ホスト」 of a party or summit, 亭主 of a tea gathering, 宿主 in biology, and 司会者 or 「ナビゲーター」 for a TV show, 「ナビゲーター」 suggesting a guiding presenter.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

• ホストhost (of a party, summit, etc.)
• 亭主ていしゅhousehold head
• 宿主しゅくしゅhost
• 司会者しかいしゃchairman
• ＭＣエム・シーmaster of ceremonies
• 主人役しゅじんやくhost
• 親プログラムおやプログラムhost
• 寄主きしゅhost
• ホスチアhost
• 案内役あんないやくguide
• 司会役しかいやくmoderator
• メートルドテルhead waiter
• 受け皿となるうけざらとなるto act as a receptacle
• ナビゲーターhost (of a TV show, etc.)
• 司会しかいchairman
• シーターhost (in a restaurant)
• 主人しゅじんhost