(らいほう)

らいほう
noun, suru verb
visit, call
1. visit, call
The act of someone coming to visit a place or person. A formal word used when describing visitors arriving, especially in business, official, or polite contexts.
来訪者(らいほうしゃ)受付(うけつけ)へどうぞ。
Visitors, please proceed to the reception desk.
大臣(だいじん)来訪(らいほう)する予定(よてい)だ。
The minister is scheduled to visit.
海外(かいがい)からの来訪者(らいほうしゃ)(むか)えるために、準備(じゅんび)(すす)めている。
We are making preparations to welcome visitors from overseas.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 来訪者(らいほうしゃ): visitor, caller
  • 来訪(らいほう)する: to visit, to call on
  • 来訪(らいほう)()ける: to receive a visit

USAGE:
来訪(らいほう) is a formal word. It describes the visit from the perspective of the person or place being visited (someone comes to you). For casual visits, 訪問(ほうもん) (visiting someone) or simply ()る is more common.