How to say “business trip” in Japanese | 出張 (しゅっちょう、shucchō)

The Japanese vocabulary「出張 (しゅっちょう、shucchō)」means “business trip.” Please learn the pronunciation and the example sentences.

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I’m going on a business trip to Osaka from tomorrow.

Plain Form:

明日あしたから大阪おおさかへ出張しゅっちょうに行いく。
Ashita kara Ōsaka e shutchō ni iku.

Polite Form:

明日から大阪へ出張に行きます。
Ashita kara Ōsaka e shutchō ni ikimasu.

I’ll prepare for my business trip now.

Plain Form:

今いまから出張しゅっちょうの準備じゅんびをする。
Ima kara shutchō no junbi o suru.

Polite Form:

今から出張の準備をします。
Ima kara shutchō no junbi o shimasu.

I’ll leave home early in the morning for a business trip.

Plain Form:

出張しゅっちょうのため、早朝そうちょうに家いえを出でる。
Shutchō no tame, sōchō ni ie o deru.

Polite Form:

出張のため、早朝に家を出ます。
Shutchō no tame, sōchō ni ie o demasu.

My business trip has been canceled.

Plain Form:

出張しゅっちょうがキャンセルになった。
Shutchō ga kyanseru ni natta.

Polite Form:

出張がキャンセルになりました。
Shutchō ga kyanseru ni narimashita.