サービスsaabisu

JLPT N3approx.Common
Definitions
  1. noun, suru verb, intransitive verbservice; help; assistance; care; concern
    あの店みせはサービスが良よい。↗
    That store gives good service.
  2. noun, suru verb, transitive verb, intransitive verbdiscount; discounted item
  3. noun, suru verb, transitive verb, intransitive verbfree service; freebie; gift
  4. nounservice; utility; amenity; resource
    このサービスは一時的いちじてきにご利用りよういただけません。↗
    This service is temporarily out of order.
  5. noun, suru verb, intransitive verb(after-sales) service; servicing; (product) maintenance
    先さきごろのサービス上じょうの不備ふびについて釈明しゃくめいしたかった。↗
    We wanted to explain the recent service failure.
  6. noun, sportsservice (e.g. in tennis); serve
Conjugation
Dictionary formサービスする
Polite (masu)サービスします
Negative (nai)サービスしない
polite (masen)サービスしません
classical zu / nuサービスせず・サービスせぬ
Past (ta)サービスした
polite (mashita)サービスしました
Past negative (nakatta)サービスしなかった
polite (masen deshita)サービスしませんでした
Te formサービスして
Potentialサービスできる
Passiveサービスされる
Causativeサービスさせる
Causative passiveサービスさせられる
Conditional (ba)サービスすれば
taraサービスしたら
Volitionalサービスしよう
polite (mashou)サービスしましょう
Imperativeサービスしろ

Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym奉仕ほうしWrittenUnpaid service to society or others, as in 「社会奉仕」; also a shop selling at a reduced price. Written register, dignified tone.
  • SynonymアシストNeutralHelp or support; in sports, an assist, as in 「アシストを記録する」.
  • SynonymおもてなしNeutralPolite form of 「もてなし」; emphasizes the sincere wish to care for guests, and often stands for Japanese hospitality culture.
  • SynonymおまけCasualA freebie thrown in or a price reduction, as in 「おまけをつける」; covers the free-gift sense of 「サービス」. Colloquial.
  • SynonymアテンドNeutralLoanword for accompanying and attending to guests, as in 「来賓をアテンドする」; mostly business use.
  • RelatedもてなしNeutralEntertaining and treating guests, with emphasis on caring hospitality; 「サービス」 leans more toward commercial service.
  • Related客扱いきゃくあつかいNeutralThe way guests are treated, or treating someone as a guest, as in 「客扱いが上手い」.
  • Related客あしらいきゃくあしらいNeutralSkill in receiving guests, as in 「客あしらいがうまい」; stresses the knack of handling people.

Use 「サービス」 for commercial service, discounts and freebies. For heartfelt hospitality pick 「もてなし」, for a freebie 「おまけ」, and for unpaid service to society 「奉仕」; the others cover assisting, escorting guests and how guests are treated.

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

Japanese definitions
  1. 役務えきむの提供ていきょう。
  2. 客きゃくへの応対おうたい。
  3. 利益りえきの供与きょうよ。特とくに、他たの役務えきむ提供ていきょうに加くわえて、無償むしょうで物品ぶっぴんや追加ついかした役務えきむ等とうの提供ていきょうを行おこなうこと。
  4. サーブ。
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