賓
V.I.P., guest
Readings
On'yomi
- ヒン
Kun'yomi
- まろうど
- したがう
Meaning
賓 centers on a person of high status who is received with respect: a V.I.P. or honored guest. The idea is someone important being welcomed and treated specially.
Most common words using 賓
- 来賓らいひんN1
guest; visitor; visitor's arrival
- 主賓しゅひん
main guest; guest of honor; guest of honour
- 迎賓館げいひんかん
reception hall (esp. for visiting state dignitaries); guest house
- 国賓こくひん
state guest
- 貴賓きひん
noble visitor
- 賓客ひんきゃく
guest of honour; guest of honor; privileged guest; visitor
- すい賓すいひん
(in China) 7th note of the ancient chromatic scale (approx. G sharp)
- 佳賓かひん
good guest; interesting guest
- 外賓がいひん
foreign guest
- 客賓まろうど
visitor from afar; guest
- 来賓席らいひんせき
visitor's seats
- 来賓演説者らいひんえんぜつしゃ
guest speaker
- 来賓講演者らいひんこうえんしゃ
guest speaker
- 正賓せいひん
guest of honor; guest of honour
- 社賓しゃひん
company guest
- 貴賓室きひんしつ
VIP room; VIP lounge; room reserved for special guests
- 賓格ひんかく
objective case
- 賓辞ひんじ
object
- 賓頭盧びんずる
Pindola; Pindola Bharadvaja (one of four Arhats asked by the Buddha to remain in the world to propagate Buddhist law)
- 迎賓げいひん
welcoming honored guests (esp. from overseas)
Study
Etymology
賓 combines 宀 (roof, building) with 貝 (shell, valuable) and an upper element that likely contributed the sound. The overall idea is a valuable person under a roof, i.e., an honored guest. The exact historical development of the upper component is uncertain.
Meaning mnemonic
Under a roof 宀, a valuable shell 貝 is treated like a V.I.P. guest. Imagine welcoming a precious shell as if it were an honored visitor.
Reading mnemonic
For ヒン, picture a V.I.P. guest being welcomed with a hint of ceremony: hint -> ヒン, and the guest feels honored.