noun
presence; appearance; visit; going out
Honorific noun used to refer respectfully to someone's arrival, presence, or going out, especially for a superior, guest, or important person. Often used in service contexts or formal announcements.
社長のお出ましです。
The company president is here (honorific).
お客様のお出
We are awaiting the arrival of our guest (honorific).
Non-honorific form meaning 'appearance' or 'going out,' used for oneself or in neutral contexts. お出まし adds the honorific prefix お for respectful reference to others.
More formal honorific noun for 'arrival,' often used in announcements for VIPs or in written contexts. お出まし is slightly less stiff and can imply 'making an appearance' rather than just arriving.
Derived from the honorific prefix お (o-) attached to the nominalized form of the verb 出る (deru, 'to go out, appear'), with the classical nominalizer まし (mashi). The form 出まし (demashi) itself is not commonly used independently in modern Japanese.