窓口|まどぐちmadoguchi[2]nakadaka (mid-high)

1. nouncounter; window; teller window; ticket window
   トラベラーズチェックを現金げんきんに替かえてくれるのはこの窓口まどぐちですか。↗

   Is this the right window for cashing travelers' checks?
2. nouncontact person; point of contact

• Synonym受付うけつけNeutralThe reception desk or the act of accepting applications, as in 「受付で名前を書く」; 「窓口」 centers on handling money and paperwork, and can also mean a contact person.
• Related応接係おうせつかかりNeutralA person who welcomes and guides visitors, often at companies or events; 「窓口」 is a counter for handling business or a point of contact with outside parties.
• Related接待係せったいがかりNeutralStaff whose job is to greet and look after guests; 「窓口」 is a counter where business is transacted.

Use 「窓口」 for a counter where you handle transactions or paperwork, or for a liaison point with outside parties. Use 「受付」 for a reception or front desk. For people who receive and look after guests, use 「接待係」 or 「応接係」.

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1. 事務室じむしつの一部いちぶを仕切しきり、直接ちょくせつ外来者がいらいしゃと応対おうたいして金銭きんせんや書類しょるいの受け渡うけわたしをする所ところ。
2. 外部がいぶとの折衝せっしょうをする所ところ。