Explaining phrase お客様各位【きゃく.さま.かく.い】


The expression `お客様各位` means _dear customer_. The first part, `お客様`, means
_customer_ , or _guest_. That is easy to understand for me. But the meaning
and usage of second part, `～各位` is not very clear to me.




_Literally_ , 各位 is a respectful way to say "each" or "all". So "All
customers" might be a more literal translation.

_Practically_ , 各位 is often used as a suffix in formal headings to convey the
meaning of "Dear ..." or "Attention all ...". These kinds of headings are
often highly stylized and fixed, so don't let it concern you if the
translation doesn't work on a literal level.




_Literally_ , 各位 is a respectful way to say "each" or "all". So "All
customers" might be a more literal translation.

_Practically_ , 各位 is often used as a suffix in formal headings to convey the
meaning of "Dear ..." or "Attention all ...". These kinds of headings are
often highly stylized and fixed, so don't let it concern you if the
translation doesn't work on a literal level.

