Translation guide
A person who comes to a place, such as a home, office, event, or website. Japanese expressions vary by context, relationship, and formality.
We have a visitor.
Referring to someone who comes to visit a person or place, often in a social or formal context.
Polite, general term for a visitor, guest, or customer. Safe for most situations.
We have a visitor coming today.
Formal term for a visitor or caller, often used in business or written contexts.
We have a visitor scheduled.
Neutral term for a visitor, emphasizing the act of visiting. Common in formal or official contexts.
Visitors, please write your name at the reception.
Very polite, honorific term for a guest or customer. Used in service industries or formal invitations.
A visitor has arrived (honorific).
A person visiting a place for leisure, sightseeing, or travel.
A person who accesses a website or online content.
A person who comes to see someone in a controlled environment.
お客さん is the everyday word for a guest or visitor in homes and shops. 訪問者 is more formal and often used in official or written contexts, like office visitors or website analytics.
ビジター is mainly used in IT or sports contexts. For a person visiting your home, use お客さん.
多くの旅行者がこの寺を訪れます。
Many travelers visit this temple.
ビジター数が昨日より多い。
Visitor numbers are higher than yesterday.
I went to visit my friend in the hospital.