受取人|うけとりにんuketorinin
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- nounrecipient (e.g. of mail); addressee; payee; beneficiary
- Related引取り人ひきとりにんNeutralFor someone who takes back a person or thing, e.g. a body or a lost child; stresses taking charge of them, while 「受取人」 is about receiving goods or money.
- Related引き取り手ひきとりてNeutralSomeone willing to take over caring for a person or animal, e.g. by adopting a cat or dog; colloquial.
- Related受け手うけてNeutralThe receiving side, especially of information; also viewers and listeners, as in 「情報の受け手」.
- Related受領者じゅりょうしゃWrittenA person who formally receives something; written register, leaning toward legal or financial use.
- Related貰い手もらいてCasualColloquial word for a receiver; can also mean someone willing to marry or adopt.
- Antonym差出人さしだしにんNeutralAntonym: the sender of a letter or message, the opposite side from the recipient.
- Antonym送り主おくりぬしNeutralAntonym: the sender or shipper of goods, the opposite side from the recipient.
Use 「受取人」 for receiving money, goods or insurance payouts, as in 「保険金受取人」「荷物の受取人」. 「引取り人」 is for taking someone back into one's care, 「受け手」 for information receivers, 「貰い手」 is colloquial, and 「受領者」 is written, legal or financial. Antonyms: 「差出人」, 「送り主」.
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