参上

さんじょう
JLPT:N1
Frequency:
1

To humbly visit or present oneself to someone of higher status; often used in the form 'to come' or 'to arrive' in a polite/old-fashioned way.

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Examples

ただいま参上しました。お待たせして申し訳ありません。

I have arrived; sorry to have kept you waiting.

殿、拙者、参上!と言うような戦国時代を舞台にした台詞を聞いた。

I heard a line from a Sengoku-era drama like 'My lord, I have arrived!'.

重要な会合には時間どおり参上することが求められる。

You are expected to be present at important meetings on time.

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