宿 泊 客(しゅくはくきゃく)

しゅくはくきゃく

noun

overnight guest; hotel guest

1. overnight guest; hotel guest; lodger

A person staying overnight at a hotel, ryokan, or other lodging. The standard word in the hospitality and tourism industries, and the usual term in news reports about accommodation.

宿泊客(しゅくはくきゃく)が増(ふ)えている。

The number of overnight guests is increasing.

宿泊客(しゅくはくきゃく)は温泉(おんせん)を無料(むりょう)で利用(りよう)できます。

Overnight guests may use the hot spring free of charge.

昨年(さくねん)のこの地域(ちいき)の宿泊客(しゅくはくきゃく)のうち、半分(はんぶん)近(ちか)くが外国(がいこく)からの旅行者(りょこうしゃ)だった。

Nearly half of this region's overnight guests last year were travelers from abroad.

From 宿泊(しゅくはく) (lodging, staying overnight) + 客(きゃく) (guest, customer). It marks the guest as staying the night, in contrast with someone who only uses a restaurant or bath.

Common collocations

宿泊客(しゅくはくきゃく)が増(ふ)える: the number of guests rises
宿泊客(しゅくはくきゃく)を迎(むか)える: to receive guests
宿泊客(しゅくはくきゃく)限定(げんてい): for overnight guests only
宿泊客(しゅくはくきゃく)数(すう): the number of overnight guests

Similar words

利用(りよう)客(きゃく): user, patron — anyone using a facility, whether staying overnight or not
観光客(かんこうきゃく): tourist, sightseer — defined by the purpose of the trip, not by staying overnight

Related Words

Compare: 観光客(かんこうきゃく) (tourist, sightseer)

Compare: 滞在者(たいざいしゃ) (person staying)

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Added 2026.7.31 15:19 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02

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