足(あし)を運(はこ)ぶ

あしをはこぶ
expression
to go, to visit, to make the trip
formalpolitebusinessidiom
1. to go, to visit, to take the trouble to come
A polite or humble way to express going somewhere, implying effort or deliberate action.
わざわざ足(あし)を運(はこ)んでいただき、ありがとうございます。
Thank you for taking the trouble to come.
何度(なんど)も足(あし)を運(はこ)んで交渉(こうしょう)した。
I visited many times to negotiate.
ぜひ店(みせ)に足(あし)を運(はこ)んでください。
Please do come visit our store.
展覧会(てんらんかい)に足(あし)を運(はこ)ぶ予定(よてい)だ。
I plan to visit the exhibition.
遠(とお)い場所(ばしょ)にもかかわらず、多(おお)くのお客(きゃく)さまに足(あし)を運(はこ)んでいただき、心(こころ)より感謝(かんしゃ)いたします。
Despite the distant location, we sincerely thank you all for making the trip to visit us.

Structure: 足(あし) (foot, leg) + を + 運(はこ)ぶ (to carry) — literally 'to carry one's feet' somewhere. The phrase foregrounds the effort of going, which is why it is the polite way to talk about someone else's visit.

Register: Polite and slightly formal. Typical settings:

  • thanking a visitor, especially a customer or guest
  • inviting customers to a shop or an event
  • speaking modestly about trips one made oneself

It is rarely used for casual visits between friends; 行(い)く or 来(く)る is normal there.

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Related Words

Related: 運(はこ)ぶ (to carry (the verb in the idiom))
Compare: 行(い)く (to go (neutral equivalent))
Related: いらっしゃる (to come, to go (honorific))
Related: 足(あし)を引(ひ)っ張(ぱ)る (hold back, drag down)
Compare: お越(こ)しになる (to come)
Compare: 出向(でむ)く (to go (to a place))

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Added 2026.1.18 19:03 · Revised 2026.9.4 21:31
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