JLPT N3 · 9 strokes
Kanji 客: "guest, visitor, customer"
The kanji 客 means "guest, visitor, customer, client". It is written with 9 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N3, read キャク, カク in on'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
キャクカク
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
no recorded reading
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | guest, visitor, customer, client |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 9 |
| JLPT level | N3 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 3 |
| Frequency rank | 557 of 2,501 |
Common words with 客
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 客guest; visitor · customer; client; shopper; spectator
- お客さんinvité, visiteur · client
- お客様invité, visiteur · client (forme très polie)
- 観客spectator; audience
- 客観的objective
- 来客visitor; caller
- 乗客passenger
- 客人caller; visitor; company; guest
- 刺客assassin · candidate fielded by a political party to oust an incumbent of the same party
- 客間drawing room; parlor; parlour; guest room
- 観光客tourist
- 接客serving customers; looking after visitors; reception
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