厚遇・好遇|こうぐうkouguu[0]heiban (flat)

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Which spelling to use
厚遇厚遇 is the more common form and the one beginners should normally choose; it is written entirely in kanji.
好遇好遇 is a rarely used kanji-only variant of 厚遇; learners will seldom encounter it and should generally choose 厚遇 instead.
Definitions
  1. noun, suru verb, transitive verbcordial welcome; hearty welcome; kind treatment; hospitality
Conjugation
Dictionary form厚遇する(こうぐうする)
Polite (masu)厚遇します(こうぐうします)
Negative (nai)厚遇しない(こうぐうしない)
polite (masen)厚遇しません(こうぐうしません)
classical zu / nu厚遇せず・厚遇せぬ(こうぐうせず・こうぐうせぬ)
Past (ta)厚遇した(こうぐうした)
polite (mashita)厚遇しました(こうぐうしました)
Past negative (nakatta)厚遇しなかった(こうぐうしなかった)
polite (masen deshita)厚遇しませんでした(こうぐうしませんでした)
Te form厚遇して(こうぐうして)
Potential厚遇できる(こうぐうできる)
Passive厚遇される(こうぐうされる)
Causative厚遇させる(こうぐうさせる)
Causative passive厚遇させられる(こうぐうさせられる)
Conditional (ba)厚遇すれば(こうぐうすれば)
tara厚遇したら(こうぐうしたら)
Volitional厚遇しよう(こうぐうしよう)
polite (mashou)厚遇しましょう(こうぐうしましょう)
Imperative厚遇しろ(こうぐうしろ)

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

Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym優遇ゆうぐうWrittenWritten/formal prose. Emphasizes preferential treatment — being treated better than others, often as policy, as in 「優遇措置」; more institutional than 「厚遇」.
  • Antonym冷遇れいぐうWrittenWritten/formal prose. Cold, unfriendly treatment — the direct opposite of the warm hospitality of 「厚遇」.
  • Antonym薄遇はくぐうWrittenWritten/formal prose but rare. Poor, cold treatment; also contrasts with 「厚遇」.

Use 「厚遇」 for warm, generous hospitality or treatment, as in 「厚遇を受ける」 — written/formal prose. For institutional preferential treatment choose 「優遇」. The opposites are 「冷遇」 and the rarer 「薄遇」.

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

Japanese definitions
  1. 手厚てあつくもてなすこと。礼遇れいぐう。
  2. 高たかく待遇たいぐうすること。優遇ゆうぐう。
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