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guest, visitor

JLPT N3 Grade 3 9 strokes
On'yomi
キャク・カク

客 means "guest, visitor". It is a JLPT N3 kanji written in 9 strokes. Its on'yomi (Sino-Japanese) reading is キャク・カク. Japanese schoolchildren learn it in grade 3.

Stroke order & writing

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客 in example sentences

  • Tomu wa kyaku da.

    Tom is a guest.

  • Sekkyaku wa nigate na no.

    It is a fact that I'm poor at customer service.

  • です

    Joukyaku wa nannin desu ka.

    How many people are on board?

Example sentences from the Tatoeba Project, CC-BY 2.0 FR, licensed for reuse.

Words that use 客

Common questions

What does the kanji 客 mean?
客 means "guest, visitor". It is a JLPT N3 kanji.
How many strokes does 客 have?
客 is written in 9 strokes.
How is 客 read?
Its on'yomi (Sino-Japanese) reading is キャク・カク.
What JLPT level is 客?
客 is a JLPT N3 kanji.