Japanese symbol for “visitor”
客
きゃく
Romaji: kyaku
guest; visitor
In Japanese, visitor is 客, read きゃく (kyaku).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- n guest; visitor
- n customer; client; shopper; spectator; audience; tourist
- ctr counter for containers used to entertain guests
Written forms: 客. Readings: きゃく、かく.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “visitor”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 来客 | らいきゃく raikyaku | visitor; caller |
| お客様 | おきゃくさま okyakusama | guest; visitor |
| 賓客 | ひんきゃく hinkyaku | guest of honour; guest of honor; privileged guest |
| ビジター | ビジター bijitaa | visitor |
| 来賓 | らいひん raihin | guest; visitor; visitor's arrival |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 顧客 | こきゃく kokyaku | customer; client; patron |
| 観客 | かんきゃく kankyaku | spectator; audience |
| 乗客 | じょうきゃく joukyaku | passenger |
| 客観 | きゃっかん kyakkan | objectivity; objective; object (philosophical) |
| 客室 | きゃくしつ kyakushitsu | guest room (at a hotel); guest cabin (on a boat); passenger cabin (on a plane) |
| 客席 | きゃくせき kyakuseki | guest seating (e.g. theater, stadium); passenger seat (e.g. taxi) |
See also: Chinese symbol for “visitor”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.