旅客|りょかくryokaku[0]heiban (flat)

1. nounpassenger
   覆面ふくめんをした男おとこ達たちが旅客りょかくを襲おそって金きんを奪うばった。↗

   Masked men held up the passengers and robbed them of their money.
2. nountraveller; traveler; tourist

• Synonym乗客じょうきゃくNeutralThe everyday word for a passenger on any form of transport. 「旅客」 sounds more formal and is typical of rail and airline contexts.
• SynonymパッセンジャーNeutralA loanword meaning passenger, found mostly in technical or commercial language; rare in everyday speech.
• Related旅人たびびとWrittenA literary word for a traveller, as in 「旅人の心」; it carries a poetic flavor that 「旅客」 lacks.
• Related旅行者りょこうしゃNeutralA traveller, with the focus on the trip itself, as opposed to riding a train or plane; not tied to any means of transport, whereas 「旅客」 is the formal rail and air term.
• Related乗り手のりてNeutralA rider or passenger, also someone skilled at riding; it stresses the person handling or controlling the horse, bike or other conveyance.
• Antonym乗務員じょうむいんNeutralAn antonym: the crew or staff working on board, the opposite of the passengers called 「旅客」.

For rail and air passengers, formal usage prefers 「旅客」, as in 「旅客機」; in everyday speech say 「乗客」. For someone travelling, use 「旅行者」, or the literary 「旅人」. Crew members are 「乗務員」.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

1. 旅たびをしている人ひと。旅たびの途中とちゅうの人ひと。
2. 列車れっしゃ、船舶せんぱく、航空機こうくうきなどの交通機関こうつうきかんに搭乗とうじょうする人ひと。