上客

Chinese
 
up; on; on top
up; on; on top; upon; first; previous or last; upper; higher; above; previous; to climb; to go into; to go up
 customer; visitor; guest
simp. and trad.
(上客)		 上 客

Pronunciation

Noun

上客

  1. distinguished guest; esteemed guest

Japanese

Etymology 1
Kanji in this term
上 客
じょう
Grade: 1		 きゃく
Grade: 3
goon

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) じょーきゃく [jòókyákú] (Heiban – [0])[1][2]
  • IPA(key): [d͡ʑo̞ːkʲa̠kɯ̟ᵝ]

Noun

上(じょう)客(きゃく) • (jōkyaku) ←じやうきやく (zyaukyaku)?

  1. a distinguished guest, guest of honor
  2. a valued customer
    • 2017 November 8, “(Biyoshitsu keiei) ikka getsu ichido tēteki ni goraiten ga aru ogyaku-sama wa nanibito imasu ka? [Beauty shop management: What do you call a customer who comes to the shop once each month?]”, in Salon planner K‎:
      はじめ一(いっ)か月(げつ)に一(いち)度(ど)のお客(きゃく)様(さま)のことを上(じょう)客(きゃく)と呼(よ)んでいたが
      Hajime ikka getsu ni ichido no o-kyaku-sama no koto o jōkyaku to yonde-ita ga
      At first a customer [who came] once per month was called 'jōkyaku' but...

Etymology 2
Kanji in this term
上 客
じょう
Grade: 1		 かく
Grade: 3
goon kan’on

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) じょーかく [jòókákú] (Heiban – [0])[2]
  • IPA(key): [d͡ʑo̞ːka̠kɯ̟ᵝ]

Noun

上(じょう)客(かく) • (jōkaku) ←じやうかく (zyaukaku)?

  1. a distinguished guest, guest of honor
  2. a valued customer

References
  1. Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean
Hanja in this term
上客

Noun

上客 • (sanggaek) (hangeul 상객)

  1. Hanja form? of 상객.
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