上客

Chinese

		up; on; on top up; on; on top; upon; first; previous or last; upper; higher; above; previous; to climb; to go into; to go up	customer; visitor; guest
simp. and trad. (上客)		上	客

Noun

(deprecated template usage) 上客

1. distinguished guest; esteemed guest

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
上	客
じょう Grade: 1	きゃく Grade: 3
on’yomi

Noun

上(じょう)客(きゃく) or 上客(じょうかく) • (jōkyaku or jōkaku) 

1. a distinguished guest, guest of honor
2. a valued customer
   • 2017 November 8, “(Biyoshitsu keiei) ikka getsu ichido tēteki ni goraiten ga aru ogyaku-sama wa nanibito imasu ka? [Beauty shop management: What do you call a customer who comes to the shop once each month?]”, in Salon planner K‎^[1]:

     はじめ一(いっ)か月(げつ)に一度(いちど)のお客(きゃく)様(さま)のことを上(じょう)客(きゃく)と呼(よ)んでいたが

     Hajime ikkagetsu ni ichido no okyaku-sama no koto o jōkyaku to yonde-ita ga

     At first a customer [who came] once per month was called 'jōkyaku' but...