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Kanji 客: meanings, readings, and example words.

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Kanji 客: guest, visitor, customer, client

Key takeaways

Kanji 客: guest, visitor, customer, client. Readings and core meaning.

See vocabulary and examples below.

Kanji at a glance

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Meaning

guestvisitorcustomerclient

On reading

キャクカク

Radical

Core meaning / core image

Core meaning: 客

guest, visitor, customer, client

Kanji structure breakdown

Structure breakdown

宀 + 各

Mnemonic story

Mnemonic story

This kanji depicts each (各) person arriving under a roof (宀). Each individual who enters a house or a shop is called a guest or customer.

On'yomi and kun'yomi

On reading

キャク
  • 乗客じょうかく

    passenger

  • 旅客りょかく

    passenger (transport)

  • 客席きゃくせき

    audience seats / guest seating

  • 客間きゃくま

    living room / guest room

  • 観客かんきゃく

    audience / spectators

  • 乗客じょうきゃく

    passenger

  • きゃく

    guest / customer

Commonly used words

  • 乗客
    じょうかく

    passenger

  • 旅客
    りょかく

    passenger (transport)

  • 客席
    きゃくせき

    audience seats / guest seating

  • 客間
    きゃくま

    living room / guest room

  • 観客
    かんきゃく

    audience / spectators

  • 乗客
    じょうきゃく

    passenger

Example sentences

Example 1

観的に考えることが大切です。

Translation

It is important to think objectively.

Example 2

彼の意見はとても観的だ。

Translation

His opinion is very objective.

Example 3

バスの乗が増えています。

Translation

The number of bus passengers is increasing.

Example 4

は静かにしてください。

Translation

Passengers, please be quiet.

Kanji 客: guest, visitor, customer, client | Daily Nihongo