客

音読おんよみ: キャク

訓読くんよみ: none *

画数かくすう: 9 strokes

部首ぶしゅ: 宀(うかんむり)

Meaning

guest, visitor, customer


  • きゃく — guest, customer
  • かんきゃく — spectator
  • りょきゃく — traveler, passenger
  • らいきゃく — visitor
  • きゃくしつ — guest room
  • きゃくせん — passenger ship

客 is made of 宀 (roof) and 各 (each), symbolizing someone who comes under a roof — a guest or visitor. Over time, it has come to mean anyone who visits, stays, or uses a service, including travelers and customers.

ホテルのきゃくおおいです。
There are many guests at the hotel.

かんきゃくがスタジアムにあつまりました。
Spectators gathered at the stadium.

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