旅客(りょかく)

りょかく
noun
passenger, traveler
1. passenger, traveler
A person traveling on a vehicle such as a train, airplane, or ship. A formal term used in transportation and official contexts.
旅客(りょかく)が搭乗(とうじょう)を待(ま)っている。
The passengers are waiting to board.
この路線(ろせん)の旅客(りょかく)数(すう)は年々(ねんねん)増(ふ)えている。
The number of passengers on this route is increasing year by year.
旅客(りょかく)ターミナルの改修(かいしゅう)工事(こうじ)が来月(らいげつ)から始(はじ)まる予定(よてい)だ。
Renovation work on the passenger terminal is scheduled to begin next month.

USAGE:
A formal, written-register word used mainly in transportation contexts. Everyday conversation would use 乗客(じょうきゃく) (passenger) or お{客(きゃく)さん} instead. Often appears as a compound modifier.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 旅客機(りょかくき): passenger aircraft
  • 旅客(りょかく)ターミナル: passenger terminal
  • 旅客船(りょかくせん): passenger ship
  • 旅客(りょかく)数(すう): number of passengers

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 乗客(じょうきゃく): passenger (general, everyday)
  • 旅行者(りょこうしゃ): traveler (person on a trip)
  • 搭乗者(とうじょうしゃ): person boarding (aircraft)
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