Translation guide
How to express the idea of visiting someone, often for a social or formal reason, in Japanese.
To go to see someone at their home or place of work, often for a social call or formal visit.
A general verb meaning to visit someone, often used for social calls or going to see someone at their home.
I called on a friend yesterday.
He often calls on his uncle.
A more formal term for visiting, suitable for official or business contexts.
I plan to call on a client next week.
The ambassador called on the president.
Literally 'drop by someone's house', used for casual, unannounced visits.
I called on a friend on my way home.
An idiomatic phrase meaning 'to show one's face', implying a brief visit.
I'm just calling on them briefly.
To ask someone to do something or to rely on them.
When a teacher selects a student to answer a question.
I called on him for help.
The teacher called on me.