客 先(きゃくさき)

きゃくさき

noun

client's office; client

1. client's office; client (business)

A business customer, or the customer's premises that one visits for work. Common in office talk about schedules: 客先(きゃくさき)に行(い)く, 客先(きゃくさき)から直帰(ちょっき)する.

午後(ごご)は客先(きゃくさき)です。

I'll be at a client's this afternoon.

客先(きゃくさき)で打(う)ち合(あ)わせがある。

I have a meeting at the client's office.

課長(かちょう)は客先(きゃくさき)を回(まわ)ってから、そのまま家(いえ)に帰(かえ)るそうだ。

The section manager is going round clients and then heading straight home.

Office jargon; outsiders and formal writing use 取引先(とりひきさき) or お客様(きゃくさま).

Common collocations

客先(きゃくさき)に行(い)く / 訪問(ほうもん)する: to visit a client
客先(きゃくさき)常駐(じょうちゅう): being stationed at a client's site (common in IT)
客先(きゃくさき)から直帰(ちょっき)する: to go home directly from a client's

Similar words

取引先(とりひきさき): business partner, client — neutral, broader
顧客(こきゃく): customer, clientele — formal, collective

Related Words

Compare: 取引先(とりひきさき) (business partner, client)

Compare: 顧客(こきゃく) (customer, clientele)

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Added 2026.10.7 9:56 · Revised 2026.10.7 9:58

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