客 Kanji – guest
The Japanese kanji 客 can mean guest, visitor, customer, client.
Meaning and Readings
How is 客 read?
客 has the onyomi readings キャク, カク.
In romaji, these readings can be written as kyaku, kaku.
Common Japanese Words Using 客
These common Japanese words contain 客. Select linked kanji to explore their meanings and readings.
- お客様（おきゃくさま） — guest, visitor
- 観客（かんきゃく） — spectator, audience
- 観光客（かんこうきゃく） — tourist
- 客（きゃく） — guest, visitor
- 客員（きゃくいん） — guest member, associate member, honorary member
- 客観（きゃっかん） — objectivity, objective, object (philosophical)
- 客観的（きゃっかんてき） — objective
- 客間（きゃくま） — drawing room, parlor, parlour, guest room
- 客室（きゃくしつ） — guest room (at a hotel), guest cabin (on a boat), passenger cabin (on a plane)
- 客車（きゃくしゃ） — passenger car, passenger carriage