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来賓 (らいひん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

来らい賓ひん

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Meanings

1

Formal term for an invited guest at a ceremony, conference, or official event. Often used in set phrases like 来賓の挨拶 (guest speech) or 来賓席 (guest seating).

結けっ婚こん式しきに来らい賓ひんとして

招まね

か

れ

た

。

I was invited to the wedding as a guest.

来らい賓ひんの方かた々がたにご挨あい拶さつをいただきます。

We will now have a speech from our distinguished guests.

Usage patterns

来らい賓ひんとして〈動どう詞し〉to do something as an invited guest
彼かれは式しき典てんに来らい賓ひんとして出しゅっ席せきした。
He attended the ceremony as an invited guest.
〈人ひと〉を来らい賓ひんとして招まねくto invite someone as a guest
市し長ちょうを来らい賓ひんとして招まねいた。
They invited the mayor as a guest of honor.
来らい賓ひんの挨あい拶さつをするto give a guest speech
卒そつ業ぎょう式しきで来らい賓ひんの挨あい拶さつをお願ねがいした。
We asked the guest to give a speech at the graduation ceremony.

Kanji

来come, due, next
賓V.I.P., guest

Related words

客きゃくN4
客 is the general word for a customer or visitor, while 来賓 refers specifically to a formally invited guest at an official ceremony or event.
賓ひん客きゃく
賓客 is a literary, high-register term for an honored guest, close in formality to 来賓 but used more in writing than in event announcements.
ゲストN1
ゲスト is a casual loanword for guest used in entertainment or everyday contexts, whereas 来賓 is reserved for formal, ceremonial occasions.
貴き賓ひん
来賓 refers to any invited guest at an event, while 貴賓 specifically denotes a guest of high status or nobility.
国こく賓ひん
来賓 refers to a VIP guest attending a ceremony or event, whereas 国賓 specifically implies an official government invitation for a state visit.

Opposites

主しゅ催さい者しゃ
主催者 is the host or organizer of an event, the role opposite to 来賓, the invited guest attending it.

Don't confuse with

主しゅ賓ひん
主賓 is the single most important guest of honor at an event, while 来賓 refers more broadly to any invited guests, often several of them.
来らい客きゃくN1
来賓 refers specifically to an honored guest invited to a formal ceremony, while 来客 is any ordinary visitor to a home or office.

Word family

来らい賓ひん席せき
visitor's seats; seats for honored guests
来らい賓ひん演えん説ぜつ者しゃ
guest speaker
来らい賓ひん講こう演えん者しゃ
guest speaker

Etymology

Compound of 来 (come) and 賓 (honored guest). The kanji 賓 is a formal character for a respected visitor, giving the word its ceremonial tone.