来場|らいじょうraijou[0]heiban (flat)

JLPT N1approx.Common
らいばraiba
Definitions
  1. noun, suru verb, intransitive verbattendance
Conjugation
Dictionary form来場する(らいじょうする)
Polite (masu)来場します(らいじょうします)
Negative (nai)来場しない(らいじょうしない)
polite (masen)来場しません(らいじょうしません)
classical zu / nu来場せず・来場せぬ(らいじょうせず・らいじょうせぬ)
Past (ta)来場した(らいじょうした)
polite (mashita)来場しました(らいじょうしました)
Past negative (nakatta)来場しなかった(らいじょうしなかった)
polite (masen deshita)来場しませんでした(らいじょうしませんでした)
Te form来場して(らいじょうして)
Potential来場できる(らいじょうできる)
Passive来場される(らいじょうされる)
Causative来場させる(らいじょうさせる)
Causative passive来場させられる(らいじょうさせられる)
Conditional (ba)来場すれば(らいじょうすれば)
tara来場したら(らいじょうしたら)
Volitional来場しよう(らいじょうしよう)
polite (mashou)来場しましょう(らいじょうしましょう)
Imperative来場しろ(らいじょうしろ)

Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym出席しゅっせきNeutralAttending a meeting, class, or ceremony, as in 「授業に出席する」; 「来場」 focuses on coming to the venue or event site.
  • Synonym来会らいかいWrittenWritten/formal prose: coming to join a gathering, used only of assemblies; rare today — in everyday speech say 「来場」 or 「参加」.
  • Related列席れっせきWrittenWritten/formal prose: attending a ceremony or meeting as one of those present, as in 「式典に列席する」; suits formal ceremonies, not simply coming to a venue.
  • Related参会さんかいNeutralAttending a meeting or gathering; not many examples in use — for banquets say 「出席」 or 「参加」. 「来場」 focuses on coming to the venue or event site.
  • Related参列さんれつWrittenWritten/formal prose: attending ceremonies such as funerals, as in 「葬儀に参列する」; leans toward ritual occasions, while 「来場」 leans toward event venues.
  • Related来臨らいりんFormalFormal honorific for another person's visit or arrival, as in 「ご来臨を賜る」; not limited to VIPs — also used to invite ordinary attendees. 「来場」 itself is not honorific.
  • Relatedお出ましおでましCasualColloquial honorific for another person's going out, coming, or attending, as in 「お出ましになる」; in speech it is often used teasingly. 「来場」 is not honorific.
  • Related臨場りんじょうWrittenWritten/formal prose: being personally present on the spot, as in 「現場に臨場する」; different from 「臨場感」, the feeling of being right there.
  • Related臨席りんせきFormalFormal, deferential way of saying someone attends a ceremony or meeting, as in 「ご臨席を賜る」; 「来場」 just means coming to the venue.
  • Related列座れつざWrittenWritten/formal prose: taking a seat among those present at a venue or ceremony; rare today — say 「出席」 or 「列席」 in everyday speech.
  • Antonym退場たいじょうNeutralLeaving a hall, stadium, or stage — the opposite of 「来場」, coming to a venue; as in 「退場処分」.

Use 「来場」 for coming to a venue or event site, as in 「ご来場の皆様」 and 「来場者数」. For attending a meeting say 「出席」; for funerals and ceremonies, 「参列」; to respectfully speak of someone's arrival, 「来臨」. The opposite of 「来場」 is 「退場」.

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

Japanese definitions
  1. その場所ばしょまたは会場かいじょうに来くること。
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