観客

かんきゃく · kankyaku · JLPT N3 · noun

audience

🎭👀 観客 = watch + guest: the guests who came to watch

観 means view or watch, as in 観光 (sightseeing). 客 means guest or customer, as in お客さん. So the guests who are there to watch are the audience.

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