Japanese

おこし
Meaning: coming; visiting (honorific)
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present お越し

Handwriting

お
越
し

Example sentences

Thank you for coming all the way today.
お忙しい中、お越しいただきありがとうございます。
Thank you for coming despite your busy schedule.
雨の中、わざわざお越しいただきありがとうございます。
Thank you for taking the trouble to come in the rain.
本日はお忙しい中、お越しいただきありがとうございます。
Thank you for coming today despite your busy schedule.
社長がお呼びですので、すぐに応接室へお越しください。
The president is calling for you, so please come to the reception room immediately.
会場内をご案内いたしますので、こちらへお越しください。
I will guide you through the venue, so please come this way.
毎度ありがとうございます。またのお越しをお待ちしております。
Thank you for your business. We look forward to seeing you again.
本日はお忙しい中、お越しいただき誠にありがとうございます。
Thank you very much for coming today despite your busy schedule.
殿下がお越しになるとのことで、会場は緊張に包まれていた。
The venue was wrapped in tension because His Highness was arriving.
遠路はるばるお越しいただき、誠にありがとうございます。
Thank you very much for coming such a long way.

Usage Notes

A polite, honorific expression for someone coming or visiting. It is the noun-form of the honorific verb 'okoshi ni naru'.

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