旅行客(りょこうきゃく)

りょこうきゃく
noun
traveler; tourist
1. traveler; tourist
A person who is traveling, especially for leisure or sightseeing. Emphasizes the person's role as a customer or visitor.
旅行客(りょこうきゃく)で賑(にぎ)わっている。
It's bustling with travelers.
外国人(がいこくじん)旅行客(りょこうきゃく)が年々(ねんねん)増(ふ)えている。
The number of foreign tourists is increasing year by year.
京都(きょうと)は春(はる)になると旅行客(りょこうきゃく)が桜(さくら)を目当(めあ)てに大勢(おおぜい)訪(おとず)れる。
In spring, many travelers visit Kyoto to see the cherry blossoms.

A compound of 旅行(りょこう) (travel) and 客(きゃく) (customer/guest). Views the traveler from the perspective of the tourism or hospitality industry — as a customer or visitor.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 外国人(がいこくじん)旅行客(りょこうきゃく): foreign tourist
  • 旅行客(りょこうきゃく)が増(ふ)える: tourists increase
  • 旅行客(りょこうきゃく)を呼(よ)び込(こ)む: to attract tourists
  • 旅行客(りょこうきゃく)で賑(にぎ)わう: to be bustling with travelers

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 観光客(かんこうきゃく): sightseer; tourist — focuses on sightseeing specifically; the most common word for tourist
  • 旅行者(りょこうしゃ): traveler — more neutral; does not carry the "customer" nuance of 客(きゃく)
  • 旅人(たびびと): traveler — literary or poetic; evokes a wanderer or journeyer
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