How to say 'Come' or 'Go' in Japanese | いらっしゃる

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The Japanese word for Come or Go is 'Irassharu', written as いらっしゃる in Japanese.

word

いらっしゃる

Meaning

Come, Go

Reading

Irassharu

Explanation

The Japanese verb 'いらっしゃる (irassharu)' is a highly polite and respectful form of the verbs 'to come' or 'to go'. It is often used to show respect towards the subject of the sentence, such as a superior, guest, or someone of higher status. For example: Please come in「どうぞいらっしゃってください」(どうぞいらっしゃってください). The teacher has gone to the office「先生は事務所にいらっしゃいました」(せんせいはじむしょにいらっしゃいました). Additionally, 'いらっしゃる' can also be used as a polite form of 'to be' when referring to someone respected, as in: Is the manager here?「マネージャーはいらっしゃいますか」(マネージャーはいらっしゃいますか). This verb is part of keigo (敬語), the Japanese honorific language system, and is essential in formal or respectful contexts.

Part Of Speech

verb

Frequency

1276

Composition

hiragana

Handwriting

This word is an ichidan verb. To learn how it transforms in different tenses and forms, explore all its conjugations.

Hiragana in the Word いらっしゃる

This word contains 6 Hiragana characters :

hiragana

い

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hiragana

ら

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hiragana

し

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Shi

hiragana

しゃ

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Sha

hiragana

る

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hiragana

つ

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Tsu

hiragana

や

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'Irassharu' means 'Come' or 'Go' .

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