Kanji

客

guest, visitor, customer, client

Kanji

Grade

Grade 3

Strokes

9 strokes

Radical

宀部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

キャク, カク

Nanori (Name Reading)

ひと, まさ

Common Readings

カク, キャク

Example sentences

客 きゃく
その店は多くの客で賑わっていた。

That shop was crowded with many customers.

店 みせ
あの店はいつも客の長い列ができている。

That shop always has a long line of customers.

お客さん おきゃくさん
あのお客さんは常連です。

That customer is a regular.

お客様 おきゃくさま
店員はお客様に丁寧に挨拶した

The clerk greeted the customer politely.

私ども わたくしども
私どもは、お客様のご要望に全力でお応えします。

We will do our best to meet our customers' requests.

観客 かんきゃく
観客は劇団の素晴らしい演技に惜しみない拍手を送った。

The audience gave a generous round of applause for the troupe's wonderful performance.

魅せる みせる
彼の素晴らしい演技が観客を魅せる。

His wonderful performance fascinates the audience.

客人 きゃくじん
遠方から大切な客人が見えた。

An important guest arrived from afar.

執事 しつじ
執事が客人を広間に案内した。

The butler guided the guest to the hall.

客観的 きゃっかんてき
彼は自分の意見を述べる際、常に客観的な視点を保とうとしている。

When stating his opinion, he always tries to maintain an objective perspective.

Example Vocabulary

客

きゃく

guest; customer; passenger; client

お客さん

おきゃくさん

customer; guest; visitor

お客様

おきゃくさま

customer; guest; client

観客

かんきゃく

audience; spectators

客人

きゃくじん

guest; visitor

客観的

きゃっかんてき

objective; detached; impartial

来客

らいきゃく

visitor; guest

刺客

しかく

assassin

接客

せっきゃく

customer service; serving customers

乗客

じょうきゃく

passenger

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