Meaning of 来客 in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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来客
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Kana Readingらいきゃく, らいかく
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Romajiraikyaku, raikaku
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
- Meaning
- visitor; caller
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Example Sentences
来客, らいきゃく, らいかく used in context
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All the guests did justice to his wife's cooking.
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The room was kept warm for the guests.
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He was besieged by callers.
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Living in the country, I have few visitors.
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長いことお待たせして済みませんでした。今まで来客で忙しかったのです。
I'm sorry to have kept you waiting long. A visitor has kept me busy till now.
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女房が映画に行きたがっていることがよくわかったので、いじわるな亭主は一計を案じ、くるあてもない来客を家で待つことにした。
Knowing very well that his wife wanted to go to a movie, the husband, who was a dog in the manger, cooked up a scheme whereby they had to stay at home waiting for a certain visitor who was not expected to come.
Related Kanji
Kanji found in this word
come, due, next, cause, become
On: ライ, タイ
Kun: く.る, きた.る, きた.す, き.たす, き.たる, き, こ
7 strokes
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