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訪日外客 (hounichigaikyaku) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
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The number of foreign visitors to Japan in 2024 reached a record high.
The government is surveying the spending trends of foreign visitors to Japan.
Kanji 客 guest, visitor, customer Related words 訪ほう 日にち 外がい 国こく 人じん More general term for foreign visitors to Japan; 訪日外客 is a narrower statistical term often used in official tourism data.
インバウンド Broader marketing term for inbound tourism; 訪日外客 specifically counts individual foreign visitors.
Etymology Compound of 訪日 (visit Japan) + 外客 (foreign guest/visitor). The term is primarily used in tourism statistics and government publications.