客

• 読み: きゃく
• ローマ字: kyaku
• 漢字の分解: 客 (kyaku) — guest, visitor, customer
• 発音: /kʲa.kɯ/

意味

Guest; visitor; customer. A person who visits, is entertained, or makes a purchase.

A versatile noun used for guests, visitors, and customers alike. The more polite form お客さん (okyakusan) or お客様 (okyakusama) is used in service industries and when showing respect. Japanese hospitality culture places great importance on treating 客 well.

例文

1. 今日はお客が三人来ます。
2. このレストランは客が多いです。
3. 客に丁寧に対応してください。

使い方ガイド

場面: hospitality, retail, daily life

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

From the kanji 客, which originally depicted a person arriving at a dwelling. In classical Chinese, it meant a traveler or person staying away from home.

文化的背景

時代: Ancient

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal