外がい客きゃく

also: がいかく

Meanings

1

foreign visitor; foreign guest

Formal term for a visitor or guest from abroad, often used in official or business contexts.

外がい客きゃくを迎むかえる準じゅん備びが整ととのいました。
Preparations to welcome the foreign guests are complete.
このホテルは外がい客きゃくの受うけ入いれに力ちからを入いれている。
This hotel focuses on accommodating foreign visitors.

Kanji

外outside
客guest, visitor, customer

Related words

外がい国こく人じん
外国人 is a general term for a foreign person, while 外客 specifically refers to a visitor or guest from abroad, often in a formal or hospitality context.
来らい客きゃく
来客 means a visitor or guest in general, without specifying foreign origin. 外客 explicitly denotes a foreign visitor.

Word family

訪ほう日にち外がい客きゃく
foreign visitor to Japan

Written forms

外客Usage100%
- がいきゃく
  Standard kanji form. The reading がいきゃく is more common than がいかく.
- がいかく
  Less common reading; がいきゃく is preferred.
がいかく

Etymology

Compound of 外 (outside, foreign) and 客 (guest, visitor). The reading がいきゃく follows the standard on'yomi, while がいかく is a less common variant.