How do you read 常客?

常客 is read じょうきゃく (joukyaku), with heiban pitch accent (flat).

What JLPT level is 常客?

It is not on the standard JLPT lists.

How do you write 常客 in romaji?

常客 is written joukyaku in romaji, also spelled jokyaku.

What kanji are in 常客?

常 (Usual, Ordinary); 客 (Guest, Visitor).

常客じょうきゃく

じょうきゃく · joukyaku (also spelled jokyaku)

noun

Regular customer, patron

Other ways to say “regular customer” in Japanese →

Heiban

flat · what is pitch accent?

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Kanji in this word

常Usual, Ordinary, Normal 音じょう訓つね・とこ- JLPT N3 · 11 strokes 客Guest, Visitor, Customer 音きゃく・かく JLPT N3 · 9 strokes

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Words that share a kanji

異常いじょうstrangeness, abnormality, disorder 通常つうじょうcommon, normal, usual 常識じょうしきcommon sense 日常にちじょうordinary, regular, everyday 常につねにalways (same as いつも) (written expression)正常せいじょうnormalcy, normality, normal 客きゃくguest, customer 客観きゃっかんobjective

Questions

What does 常客 mean?

Regular customer, patron.

How do you pronounce 常客?

じょうきゃく (joukyaku). Pitch accent: heiban — flat. Press Listen above to hear it.

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