フロント
ふろんと
noun
front desk; reception
1.
front desk; reception
The reception area of a hotel where guests check in.
フロント in Japanese primarily refers to a hotel's front desk or reception area.
ETYMOLOGY:
From English "front." The meaning has narrowed in Japanese to primarily mean hotel reception.
COMMON EXPRESSIONS:
- フロントに電話する: to call the front desk
- フロントで鍵を受け取る: to pick up keys at reception
- フロントに預ける: to leave at the front desk
- フロント係: front desk clerk/receptionist
OTHER MEANINGS:
- フロントガラス: windshield (car)
- フロントライン: front line
- フロントページ: front page
SIMILAR:
受付 is the general word for reception/front desk in non-hotel contexts.
Related Words
Synonym:
受付 (reception (general))