出張します（しゅっちょうします、shuっchoushimasu）
- to go away on business

The Japanese verb 出張します 出張します means "to go on a business trip" or "to be on a business trip." It describes the act of traveling for work-related purposes, usually involving travel to a different location. The term implies that the trip is for a specific work-related objective, like meeting clients, attending conferences, conducting inspections, or training. The verb emphasizes the temporary nature of the travel, implying a return to the usual place of work after the trip is completed.

⚫︎来週、東京へ出張します Translation: I will go on a business trip to Tokyo next week. ⚫︎田中さんは大阪へ出張します。 Translation: Mr. Tanaka is going on a business trip to Osaka. ⚫︎今週は出張が多いです。 Translation: I have many business trips this week.

⚫︎ This verb is used to talk about planned business travel. ⚫︎ It is generally used in business or formal situations. ⚫︎ You can use it when you are informing someone about your upcoming travel, or when asking about someone else’s work travel. ⚫︎ It's also suitable for writing in emails or official documents. ⚫︎ Commonly used in the present/future tense to describe upcoming travel. ⚫︎ While less common, you can also use the past tense to discuss a completed business trip.

⚫︎ The word is typically written as 出張します. ⚫︎ 出張 is the noun and means "business trip". ⚫︎ The verb is a *suru* verb, meaning it's composed of a noun (出張) and the verb します (to do). ⚫︎ します conjugates. For example: * Present affirmative: 出張します 出張します (I go on a business trip/I will go on a business trip) * Present negative: 出張しません (I do not go on a business trip/I will not go on a business trip) * Past affirmative: 出張しました (I went on a business trip) * Past negative: 出張しませんでした (I did not go on a business trip) ⚫︎ The *okurigana* (hiragana after the kanji) is fixed, with the します showing the verb conjugation.

While there aren't direct synonyms that convey the same level of formality and specificity, related phrases include: ⚫︎ 旅行（りょこう）します (ryokou shimasu) - to travel (can be used for business trips but is more general) ⚫︎ 出向（しゅっこう）します (shukkou shimasu) - to be seconded (to another company, location, etc., for a specific purpose, usually work related and for a longer duration than a typical business trip)

There is no direct antonym. However, the opposite of traveling for business would be: ⚫︎ Staying at home or in the office. ⚫︎ Working from home (テレワークする) (terewāku suru) or in the office (オフィスで働く) (ofisu de hataraku).

来月、海外へ出張します。新しい取引先との会議に参加します。 ・Translation: I will go on a business trip overseas next month. I will participate in a meeting with a new client. ・Explanation: This sentence describes a planned business trip to another country, giving a specific reason for the travel (meeting with a new client).

先週、名古屋に出張しました。とても忙しかったですが、良い結果が出ました。 ・Translation: I went on a business trip to Nagoya last week. It was very busy, but we got good results. ・Explanation: This sentence uses the past tense to describe a completed business trip, also describing the outcome of the trip.

The word 出張 is a combination of two kanji: ⚫︎ 出 (shu/de-) which means "to go out," "to leave," or "to appear." ⚫︎ 張 (chou/ha(ru)) which means "to extend," "to stretch," or "to set up." Therefore, 出張 literally means "to extend out" or "to set out" with the implication of going out from one's base for a specific task. The addition of します (shimasu - to do) turns the noun into a verb, indicating the act of going on a business trip.