Translation guide
The English word 'escort' can mean accompanying someone for protection, guidance, or courtesy, or it can refer to a person who provides such accompaniment. This guide covers natural Japanese ways to express these ideas.
To go with someone to ensure their safety or to show them the way.
Means to escort as a guard or bodyguard. Used for protecting VIPs, convoys, etc.
We escorted the president to the airport.
Means to guide or show someone around. Used when escorting a guest to a room or around a facility.
Please escort the guest to the conference room.
Means to accompany someone, often for support or assistance, like escorting a child or an elderly person.
I escorted the child to the hospital.
Means to see someone off or escort them partway, often to a station or exit.
Let me escort you to the station.
To go with someone to a social event, often as a partner or companion.
Formal term for accompanying someone to an event, often used in invitations.
Please escort your spouse to the party.
Loanword from English, used for escorting someone in a chivalrous or formal social context.
He escorted her to the table.
Casual way to say 'go together', implying escorting without formality.
Referring to the person who provides escort.
A guard or escort, often for security.
The president's escort is always with him.
A person who accompanies someone for support, like a chaperone or aide.
Loanword for a social escort, often in formal or dating contexts.
Escorting in a military or law enforcement context, such as convoys or prisoners.
In Japanese, directly translating 'escort' as エスコート can sound overly formal or like a paid escort service. Use 同伴する or 一緒に行く for natural social contexts.
護衛 implies protection/security, 案内 implies guidance/showing the way, and 付き添い implies supportive accompaniment. Choose based on the purpose of the escort.
I went to the wedding with a friend (as my escort).
A guide or usher, someone who escorts people to seats or rooms.
The escort will show you to your seat.
子供の付き添いが必要です。
An escort for the child is required.
She is looking for an escort for the party.
護衛艦が船団を守った。
The escort ship protected the convoy.