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出張 (shutchou) Japanese meaning: business trip | Kotomora
Common word› JLPT N4 › Freq. Frequency Top 10,000 Conjugation 出張する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 出しゅっ 張ちょう する 出しゅっ 張ちょう しない Polite 出しゅっ 張ちょう します 出しゅっ 張ちょう しません Past polite 出しゅっ 張ちょう しました 出しゅっ 張ちょう しませんでした Past 出しゅっ 張ちょう した 出しゅっ 張ちょう しなかった Te-form 出しゅっ 張ちょう して 出しゅっ 張ちょう しないで Desire 出しゅっ 張ちょう したい 出しゅっ 張ちょう したくない Potential 出しゅっ 張ちょう できる 出しゅっ 張ちょう できない Passive 出しゅっ 張ちょう される 出しゅっ 張ちょう されない Causative 出しゅっ 張ちょう させる 出しゅっ 張ちょう させない Causative passive 出しゅっ 張ちょう させられる 出しゅっ 張ちょう させられない Volitional 出しゅっ 張ちょう しよう Polite volitional 出しゅっ 張ちょう しましょう Imperative 出しゅっ 張ちょう しろ 出しゅっ 張ちょう するな Conditional 出しゅっ 張ちょう すれば 出しゅっ 張ちょう しなければ Tara conditional 出しゅっ 張ちょう したら 出しゅっ 張ちょう しなかったら
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I'm going on a business trip to Osaka next week.
Have you already prepared for the business trip?
Usage patterns 〈 場ば 所しょ 〉 に 出しゅっ 張ちょう する to go on a business trip to a place
I'm planning to go on a business trip to Osaka next week.
出しゅっ 張ちょう から 帰かえ る to return from a business trip
He got back from his business trip yesterday.
〈 人ひと 〉 に 出しゅっ 張ちょう を 命めい じる to order someone to go on a business trip
The manager ordered the new employee to go on a business trip.
出しゅっ 張ちょう 中ちゅう に 〈 事こと 〉 to do something while on a business trip
I bought souvenirs while on my business trip.
Kanji 張 counter for bows & stringed instruments, stretch, spread Related words 出張 is a trip taken specifically for work or official duties, while 旅行 is a general trip for leisure or personal reasons.
出張 is the general term for a business trip, whether domestic or abroad, while 海外出張 specifically means one that takes place overseas.
出張 is a business trip taken by an individual for work, whereas 遠征 usually involves a team or group traveling far for a competition, mission, or expedition.
Don't confuse with· 6 出張 means traveling away for a work trip, whereas 出勤 means simply going to one's regular workplace, despite sharing the kanji 出.
出張 is a temporary work trip that ends with returning to one's usual post, while 赴任 means relocating to a new post for an extended assignment.
出張 means a business trip taken by a person, while 出張所 refers to the physical branch office itself, not a trip.
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business trip destination; place one is visiting on business
dispatched official; representative; agent
branch store; temporary shop; pop-up store
Etymology Compound of 出 (しゅつ, 'go out') and 張 (ちょう, 'stretch/extend'), with a sound change from しゅつちょう to しゅっちょう. The meaning 'business trip' developed from the idea of going out and extending one's activities to another place.
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主張 (しゅちょう, a claim/assertion) and 出張 (しゅっちょう, a business trip) sound very similar but have completely unrelated meanings.
出張 is a short business trip taken by one's own regular employee, whereas 派遣 is a formal assignment of personnel (often via an agency) to work at another location or company.
出張 is a short business trip for a specific task, while 出向 is a longer-term reassignment of an employee to another company; the two are easily confused because both start with 出 and relate to work travel.
variant edition; special chapter
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fictitious business trip; fake business trip
school visit; outreach class
business travel expenses; travel allowance
business trip fatigue; tiredness after a work trip
direct selling; sales direct to customers
