賓客|ひんきゃくhinkyaku[0]heiban (flat)

1. nounguest of honour; guest of honor; privileged guest; visitor

• Synonym来賓らいひんFormalFormal: guests invited to a ceremony, as in 「来賓祝辞」; mostly used for such occasions, while 「賓客」 stresses the honoured status of the guest.
• SynonymゲストNeutralLoanword for a guest; also a guest appearing on a TV or radio show. Common in speech.
• Synonym客人きゃくじんWrittenSame word as above; also written 「客人」 or 「客」. When read 「まろうど」 it sounds archaic and appears mostly in literature; in daily speech say 「来客」 or 「お客さん」.
• Synonym招待客しょうたいきゃくNeutralA guest invited to a party or ceremony; the emphasis is on the fact of being invited.
• Relatedお客様おきゃくさまFormalFormal honorific for guests and customers, used in the service industry; 「賓客」 stresses a VIP guest.
• Related来客らいきゃくNeutralA guest who comes to visit, as in 「来客中」; neutral and common, with no nuance of honoured status.
• Related訪問者ほうもんしゃNeutralA visitor; also a visitor to a website. A plain, objective term.
• RelatedビジターNeutralLoanword for a visitor; also the visiting team. Used mostly in sports and at facilities.
• Related客賓まろうどWrittenRead 「まろうど」: a guest who has come from afar, with an archaic, literary flavour; 「賓客」 stresses a distinguished guest given a formal welcome.
• Relatedお客さんおきゃくさんNeutralColloquial polite word for guests and customers; friendlier than 「お客様」.
• Related訪客ほうきゃくWrittenA visiting guest; written in style and not much used.
• Related来訪者らいほうしゃNeutralA person who visits; an objective term often seen in reception records.
• Related訪問客ほうもんきゃくNeutralA guest who visits a home or office; a neutral term.
• Related来者らいしゃWrittenA visitor; also one's juniors or the future. Highly literary.
• Antonym主人しゅじんNeutralThe head or master of a household; the opposite of a guest.
• Antonym主あるじNeutralThe master or head of a family; the opposite of 「賓客」, leaning toward written style.

Use 「賓客」 for a distinguished guest received with special courtesy. For guests at a ceremony say 「来賓」; for ordinary visitors, 「来客」 or 「お客さん」; for a guest on a TV or radio show, 「ゲスト」. 「お客様」 is the polite choice for customers in the service industry.

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1. 大事だいじな客人きゃくじん。