Japanese

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Kanji in this term
きゃく
Grade: 3
さま
Grade: 3
かみ
Grade: 3
さま
Grade: 3
Alternative spellings
お客樣は神樣です (kyūjitai)
お客さまは神様です
御客様は神様です

Etymology

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Literally “the customer is God”.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [o̞kʲa̠kɯ̟̊sa̠ma̠ β̞a̠ ka̠mʲisa̠ma̠ de̞sɨ]

Proverb

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(きゃく)(さま)(かみ)(さま)です (o-kyaku-sama wa kamisama desu

  1. the customer is always right