How to Say ‘The number of customers’ in Japanese
お客さんの数
o kyaku san no kazu
[oh kyah-koo san noh KAH-zoo]
🇯🇵 In Japan: お客さん "customer(s)" is a polite way to refer to customers. Staff use it when talking about clients, even among themselves.
Phrase Breakdown
お
o
[oh]
honorific prefix
A polite prefix that makes the expression sound more courteous.
お名前をお願いします。
Your name, please.
客
kyaku
[kyah-koo]
customer; guest
The core noun meaning “customer/guest.” In service Japanese, often paired with お or 様.
客への説明をわかりやすくします。
I make explanations to customers easy to understand.
さん
san
[san]
Mr.; Ms.; polite suffix
A polite suffix added to a person's name or role.
お医者さんが来ました。
The doctor came.
の
no
[noh]
of
A particle showing possession or connection, like 'of' or apostrophe-s.
よやくの時間を見ます。
I look at the reservation time.
数
kazu
[KAH-zoo]
number; count
An amount or quantity of something.
人の数が多いです。
The number of people is large.
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