お越(こ)し

おこし

noun

coming; visiting

formalhonorificmovement

1. coming; visiting

Honorific expression used to politely refer to someone's arrival or visit, typically used in customer service or formal settings.

会場(かいじょう)へは電車(でんしゃ)でお越(こ)しください。

Please come to the venue by train.

お越(こ)しの際(さい)は、お気軽(きがる)にお声(こえ)がけください。

Please feel free to call out to us when you come by.

ぜひ日本(にほん)にお越(こ)しください。

Please do come to Japan.

お近(ちか)くにお越(こ)しの際(さい)は、ぜひお立(た)ち寄(よ)りください。

Please do stop by whenever you are in the area.

本日(ほんじつ)は遠(とお)いところをお越(こ)しいただき、誠(まこと)にありがとうございます。

Thank you very much for coming all this way today.

Usage

お越(こ)し is the honorific (尊敬語(そんけいご)) form of 来(く)る (to come) or 行(い)く (to go), used to respectfully refer to someone else's movement.
Very common in customer service, announcements, and formal invitations.

Common patterns

お越(こ)しになる (honorific verb form: to come/go)
お越(こ)しいただく (humble reception: to have someone come)
お越(こ)しの際(さい)は (when you come)
お越(こ)しください (please come)

Related Words

Related: 来(く)る (to come (plain))

Keigo: いらっしゃる (to come (honorific verb))

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Added 2026.1.19 13:35 · Revised 2026.10.13 3:57

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