Municipal notices often tell residents where and when to complete a procedure. These examples form an imagined notice.
The idea
お知らせ is a notice, 申請 an application and 窓口 a service counter. 受付 names reception or acceptance, 締切 the deadline, and 問い合わせ an inquiry. Look for から after a starting time and the date before 締切.
Examples
- 市役所からのお知らせです。This is a notice from city hall.
- 申請は窓口でできます。You can apply at the service counter.
- 受付は午前九時からです。Reception starts at nine in the morning.
- 締切は五月十日です。The deadline is May 10.
- 必要な書類を持って来てください。Please bring the necessary documents.
- 問い合わせは市役所にしてください。Please direct inquiries to city hall.
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Watch out
受付 can mean the act of receiving applications or the reception desk; the context tells you which. A deadline is not necessarily the start of reception.
Try it yourself
Choose “application”：（申請／窓口）
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申請
申請 means an application; 窓口 is the counter where it can be made.
Choose “deadline”：（締切／受付）
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締切
締切 is the deadline; 受付 refers to reception or acceptance.
Choose “inquiry”：（問い合わせ／書類）
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問い合わせ
問い合わせ means an inquiry; 書類 means documents.
Practice round
Answer questions, then rebuild Japanese sentences where available. We keep your score.
Choose “application”：（申請／窓口）
Choose “deadline”：（締切／受付）
Choose “inquiry”：（問い合わせ／書類）
Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
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Find the starting time and deadline in the examples, then say where you would direct a question.