出 張(しゅっちょう)

しゅっちょう

noun, suru verb

business trip

1. business trip

An official trip taken for work purposes. Often involves travel to branch offices, client meetings, or conferences. In Japanese business culture, 出張 can range from day trips within Japan to extended overseas assignments.

来週(らいしゅう)、大阪(おおさか)に出張(しゅっちょう)します。

I'm going on a business trip to Osaka next week.

Using suru verb form

出張(しゅっちょう)から帰(かえ)ってきました。

I've returned from my business trip.

海外(かいがい)出張(しゅっちょう)は疲(つか)れますね。

Overseas business trips are tiring, aren't they?

海外出張 is a common compound

出張(しゅっちょう) means 'business trip'—travel for work purposes. It functions as both a noun and a suru verb.

VERB USAGE:

出張(しゅっちょう)する: to go on a business trip
出張(しゅっちょう)に行(い)く: to go on a business trip

COMMON COMPOUNDS:

出張(しゅっちょう)先(さき): business trip destination
出張(しゅっちょう)費(ひ): business trip expenses
出張(しゅっちょう)報告(ほうこく): business trip report
海外(かいがい)出張(しゅっちょう): overseas business trip
国内(こくない)出張(しゅっちょう): domestic business trip
日帰(ひがえ)り出張(しゅっちょう): day trip (same-day business trip)

PATTERNS:

出張(しゅっちょう)から帰(かえ)る: to return from a business trip
出張(しゅっちょう)に出(で)る: to leave for a business trip
出張(しゅっちょう)中(ちゅう): while on a business trip

旅行(りょこう): trip, travel (general)
出向(しゅっこう): temporary transfer (to another company/branch)

general

Added 2026.1.7 21:43 · Revised 2026.3.5 20:42

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