noun, takes する, transitive verb

  1. entertainment (of guests; esp. in the corporate world), treating (to food and drinks), wining and dining.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
接待 せったい
摂待 せったい

Contained Kanji Breakdown

touch, contact, adjoin
セツ つ.ぐ ショウ (5th, N2)
hand, hand radical (no. 64)
シュ
concubine
そばめ ショウ めかけ (Kentei Pre-1)
stand up, rise, set up
た.つ リツ たつ (1st, N4)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
grass, straw, herbs
to divide
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
woman, female
ジョ おんな め (1st, N5)
wait, depend on
ま.つ タイ まち (3rd, N4)
stop, linger, loiter
テキ たたず.む (Kentei 1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
human radical (no. 9)
Buddhist temple
てら ジ (2nd, N2)
soil, earth, ground
ド つち は (1st, N5)
measurement, tenth of a shaku, a little
スン す みき (6th, N1)