お客様は神様です

Japanese

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

Literally “the customer is a god”.

Pronunciation

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

Proverb

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

  1. the customer is always right