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お客さん (okyakusan) Japanese meaning: guest | Kotomora
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きゃく
さん
が
来く
る
から
、
部屋へや
を
きれい
に
し
て
おこう
。
A guest is coming today, so let's tidy up the room.
Usage patterns 〈 場ば 所しょ 〉 にお 客きゃく さんが 来く る a guest comes to (a place)
We have a guest coming to our house today.
お 客きゃく さんを 迎むか える to welcome a guest or customer
The clerk welcomed the customer with a smile.
お 客きゃく さんの 相あい 手て をする to attend to a customer
I was so busy I didn't have time to attend to the customers.
お 客きゃく さんが 並なら ぶ customers line up
Customers were already lining up before the store opened.
Kanji 客 guest, visitor, customer Related words 客 is the plain, unadorned word for a guest or customer, while お客さん adds polite お…さん framing to show courtesy toward that person.
お客さん is the general, everyday word for a customer or visitor, while ゲスト is a loanword reserved for invited guests at events, shows, or hospitality settings.
お客さん is a polite, everyday word for a customer or guest, while 来客 is a neutral noun used mainly in announcements or writing.
お客さん is a polite, everyday term for a customer or guest, whereas 訪問者 is more neutral and often used for official or scheduled visits.
Politeness お客様 uses 様 instead of さん, making it more formal and respectful than お客さん, so it's preferred in professional service settings.
お客さん is the polite, everyday form of 客 used especially by shop staff addressing or referring to customers.
Etymology Formed from 客 (きゃく, 'guest/customer') with the honorific prefix お and suffix さん, creating a polite noun.
か
。
Are you looking for something, sir/ma'am?
