いらっしゃる

Pattern visualization

Examples

1. 先生がいらっしゃいます。▶ —
   The teacher is here.
2. お元気でいらっしゃいますか。▶ —
   How are you (polite)?

Collocations

Mnemonic

Irassharu (いらっしゃる) is the respectful (sonkeigo) verb fusing "to be / to come / to go." Polite form irasshaimasu. Customer-entry chant irasshaimase ("welcome") is globally recognized as a Japanese signature. Japans keigo (honorific) system has three branches: (1) sonkeigo (elevating the others action), (2) kenjougo (humbling ones own action), (3) teineigo (polite register). Irassharu fuses iru, kuru, iku under sonkeigo. Cluster: kuru — irassharu, o-mie ni naru, o-koshi ni naru. JLPT N5 essential — the first phrase heard when entering a Japanese restaurant or store.

Quick check

1. Three keigo branches?

   • Sonkeigo, kenjougo, teineigo (elevate other, humble self, polite)
   • Two
   • Four
   • One