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訪客 (ほうきゃく) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

訪ほう客きゃく

also: ほうかく

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Meanings

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noun

A somewhat formal or literary term for a visitor or guest; in everyday speech, 来客 or お客さん is more common.

本ほん日じつは訪ほう客きゃくの予よ定ていが多おおく、応おう接せつ室しつは終しゅう日じつ使し用よう中ちゅうです。
We have many visitors scheduled today, so the reception room is in use all day.
訪ほう客きゃくの名めい簿ぼに記き帳ちょうをお願ねがいします

Written forms

訪客Usage100%
- ほうきゃく
  Standard kanji form; the reading ほうきゃく is more common than ほうかく.
- ほうかく
  Alternate reading; less common than ほうきゃく.

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Please sign the visitor register.

ほうかく

Kanji

訪call on, visit, look up
客guest, visitor, customer

Similar words

来らい客きゃく
来客 is the standard, everyday word for a visitor or guest, while 訪客 is more formal and less common.
お客きゃくさん
お客さん is a polite, everyday term for a guest or customer; 訪客 is more formal and often used in written or business contexts.

Etymology

Compound of 訪 (visit) and 客 (guest). The reading ほうきゃく is the standard on'yomi combination; ほうかく is a less common variant.