旅りょ客かく

also: りょきゃく

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Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

Refers to people traveling, especially by public transportation. In many contexts, it is synonymous with 'passenger', but can also mean 'traveler' or 'tourist' more broadly.

この列れっ車しゃには多おおくの旅りょ客かくが乗のっている。
Many passengers are on this train.
空くう港こうは旅りょ客かくで混こん雑ざつしていた。
The airport was crowded with travelers.

Usage patterns

旅りょ客かくを輸ゆ送そうするto transport passengers
この航こう空くう会がい社しゃは年ねん間かん数すう百ひゃく万まん人にんの旅りょ客かくを輸ゆ送そうしている。
This airline transports several million passengers a year.
旅りょ客かくの安あん全ぜんを守まもるto ensure passenger safety
鉄てつ道どう会がい社しゃは旅りょ客かくの安あん全ぜんを守まもるために様さま々ざまな対たい策さくを取とっている。
The railway company takes various measures to ensure passenger safety.

Kanji

旅trip, travel
客guest, visitor, customer

Related words

乗じょう客きゃくN3
乗客 refers specifically to a passenger currently riding a vehicle, while 旅客 is a broader, more formal term that can include travelers not currently aboard.
旅りょ行こう者しゃ
旅行者 is the everyday word for a traveler or tourist, whereas 旅客 is a formal, often bureaucratic term used in transportation and business contexts.
旅たび人びと
旅客 is a formal, bureaucratic term used for passengers in transport contexts (e.g. 旅客機), whereas 旅人 evokes a lone traveler on a journey.

Counted with

人にん
The everyday counter for people: 一人 (ひとり), 二人 (ふたり), 三人 (さんにん).
名めいN2
Used in formal or business contexts for counting passengers or guests.

Word family

旅りょ客かく機きN1
passenger plane; passenger aircraft
旅りょ客かく船せん
passenger ship; passenger boat
旅りょ客かく列れっ車しゃ
passenger train
旅りょ客かく案あん内ない所じょ
passenger information office; tourism office
旅りょ客かく施し設せつ使し用よう料りょう
passenger facility charge; PFC

Written forms

旅客Usage100%
- りょかく
  Standard kanji form; the most common reading is りょかく.
- りょきゃく
  Alternate reading; less common than りょかく.
りょきゃく

Etymology

Compound of 旅 (travel) and 客 (guest, visitor). The reading りょかく is the standard on'yomi, while りょきゃく is a less common variant.