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How to say 'Audience' in Japanese | 観客

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The Japanese word for Audience is 'Kankyaku', written as 観客 in Japanese.'Audience' in hiragana is かんきゃく.

    word

    観客

    Meaning

    Audience

    Reading

    かんきゃく

    kankyaku

    Kanji

    観View 客Guest, Customer

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun '観客 (かんきゃく)' refers to the 'audience' or 'spectators' who watch a performance, event, or show. It is commonly used in contexts such as theater, concerts, sports, or any public gathering where people observe an activity. For example: The audience applauded loudly「観客は大きな拍手を送った」(かんきゃくはおおきなはくしゅをおくった). The spectators were excited about the game「観客は試合に興奮していた」(かんきゃくはしあいにはしゃくしていた). This word emphasizes the collective group of people watching rather than individuals.

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N3

    Kanji Grade

    4

    Frequency

    6073

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 観客

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    観

    Meaning

    View

  • kanji

    客

    Meaning

    Guest, Customer

Words Related to 観客 Through the Kanji 観

These 12 Words contain the Kanji 観 as well.

  • word

    観

    Meaning

    View

  • word

    観光

    Meaning

    Sightseeing

  • word

    観念

    Meaning

    Idea, Notion

  • word

    観点

    Meaning

    Viewpoint

  • word

    客観

    Meaning

    Objectivity

  • word

    観察

    Meaning

    Observation

  • word

    外観

    Meaning

    Appearance

  • word

    客観的

    Meaning

    Objective

  • word

    主観的

    Meaning

    Subjective

  • word

    観測

    Meaning

    Observation

  • word

    観衆

    Meaning

    Crowd

  • word

    主観

    Meaning

    Subjectivity

Words Related to 観客 Through the Kanji 客

These 9 Words contain the Kanji 客 as well.

  • word

    客

    Meaning

    Guest, Customer

  • word

    客間

    Meaning

    Guestroom

  • word

    顧客

    Meaning

    Customer

  • word

    乗客

    Meaning

    Passenger

  • word

    客席

    Meaning

    Audience

  • word

    客観

    Meaning

    Objectivity

  • word

    客観的

    Meaning

    Objective

  • word

    旅客

    Meaning

    Passenger

  • word

    旅客機

    Meaning

    Airliner

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'Kankyaku' means 'Audience' .

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