Word Meaning 珍客

ちんかく chinkaku

珍客 is read as ちんかく (chinkaku) and means unexpected (but welcome) visitor.

Meaning

English

unexpected (but welcome) visitor
rare guest

Reading

Kana

ちんかく

Romaji

chinkaku

Writing Variants

珍客ちんきゃく chinkyaku

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 18 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 136657 Priority V

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

珍しい

めずらしい

fine (e.g. gift)

珍重

ちんちょう

prizing

珍品

ちんぴん

curio

珍味

ちんみ

delicacy

珍

ちん

rare

珍事

ちんじ

grave (and unexpected) incident

珍道中

ちんどうちゅう

incident-filled journey

珍事件

ちんじけん

rare event

珍呼運動

ちんこうんどう

campaign to replace bōsōzoku-related terms with less "cool"-sounding alternatives

珍現象

ちんげんしょう

strange phenomenon

珍本

ちんぽん

rare book

珍解答

ちんかいとう

odd reply

Example Sentences

珍客も３日いれば鼻につく。

Even a rare guest wears out his welcome after three days.

しかし僕だけではなく、もうひとり—いや、もう一匹の珍客がいたらしい。

However, it was not just me – there was one more person, no, one more creature visiting.