How to say "going" in Japanese

• いらしてCommon
  expressionCovers 'going' as respectful (sonkeigo) speech about someone else's movement, alongside coming and being somewhere; use it when asking or reporting where a superior or guest is going, not about your own going.
• 失敬しっけいCommon
  noun, suru verb, transitive verbNot a word for describing movement: it covers 'going' only as going on one's way, that is, taking one's leave. A man says it to announce he is off, pairing the departure with a goodbye.

Use 「いらして」 for respectful speech about someone else's going, coming, or being somewhere; 失敬 is a man's leave-taking word, used when the speaker himself announces he is off and says goodbye.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

• いらしてcoming
• 行こうgoing
• 伏長ふせながgoing (e.g. of a flight of stairs)
• おいでcoming
• お越しおこしcoming
• 失敬しっけいleaving
• ゴーgoing (somewhere)