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HSK 1 N2
Human →Relations
kè
キャク、カク
객
Phonosemantic compound. 宀 represents the meaning and 各 represents the sound.
Components
宀 roof+ 各 each =
客 guest
宀 Meaning component
mián roof
各 Phonetic component
gè each
each, individually, every, all
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Notes
Similar Characters
字 character宄 a traitor宅 residence宇 eaves完 finish宏 magnificent宓 silent宕 stone quarry宗 religion官 bureaucrat宙 universe定 settle on宛 winding实 real (simp)宠 concubine (simp)审 investigate (simp)宣 proclaim室 room宥 pardon宦 officialdom
Historical Evolution
Bronze Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
Bronze
Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
Bronze Early Spring and Autumn (~700 BC)
Bronze
Early Spring and Autumn (~700 BC)
Bronze Early Warring States (~400 BC)
Bronze
Early Warring States (~400 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
客
Regular
Modern
Chinese
客 [kè]
customer; visitor; guest
Japanese
客賓 、 客人 、 客 、 賓 まろうど 、 まろうと (old) 同音
noun visitor from afar; guest
客 きゃく 、 かく 同音
  1. noun guest; visitor
  2. noun customer; client; shopper; spectator; audience; tourist; sightseer; passenger
  3. counter counter for containers used to entertain guests
客 、 賓 、 客人 、 稀人 まれびと 、 マレビト 同音

noun

  1. visitor from afar
  2. joy-bringing spirit from the divine realms
Korean
객 [客]
Noun
visitor; guest; A person who visits.
Example Sentences
🇯🇵 (2)
夕食にお客を招いていますか。
Do you have guests for dinner?
春先だから客もあまりいませんでした。
It was early spring, so there weren't many customers.
Japanese Names
客 きやく
Kiyaku surname
CHINESE WORDS (200)
客户 [kè​hù] #1,318
client
客户 [kè​hù] #1,318
client
客人 [kè​rén] #1,438
visitor
客气 [kè​qi] #1,265
polite
客气 [kè​qi] #1,265
polite
顾客 [gù​kè] #2,447
client
顾客 [gù​kè] #2,447
client
乘客 [chéng​kè] #3,436
passenger
游客 [yóu​kè] #6,808
traveler
游客 [yóu​kè] #6,808
traveler
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JAPANESE WORDS (200)
お客さん [おきゃくさん] #2,317
guest
⭐ お客様 [おきゃくさま] #3,338
guest
⭐ 桜 [さくら] #3,417
cherry tree
⭐ 観客 [かんきゃく] #4,942
spectator
⭐ 客観的 [きゃっかんてき] #6,609
objective
⭐ 来客 [らいきゃく] #7,373
visitor
⭐ 乗客 [じょうきゃく] #7,806
passenger
客人 [きゃくじん] #8,662
caller
刺客 [しかく] #10,276
assassin
⭐ 客間 [きゃくま] #10,651
drawing room
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KOREAN WORDS (31)
승객 #9,948
passenger
고객 #12,131
customer; guest; patron; client; clientele
객실 #27,627
guest room
관객 #41,389
audience; concertgoer; theatergoer; moviegoer
객관
objectivity; being objective
객관성
objectivity
객기
bravado
객사
dying away from home
객석
seat; auditorium
객원
guest member; non-regular member
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