いらっしゃる
- Expression
- いらっしゃる
- Category
- sonkeigo (honorific)
- Plain equivalent
- 行く・来る・いる
- Level
- N4
- When to use it
Used by the speaker to show respect to a superior who is going, coming, or being somewhere. Learners often mistakenly use it for the speaker's own actions.
- Example
社長はもう会議室にいらっしゃいます。 (The company president is already in the meeting room.)