Is it appropriate to use irasshaimase when welcoming someone to a private office?


I want to say welcome to people when they enter my private office. I am not in
a store or selling anything. I have only heard this term used in large common
public areas. There may be a more appropriate term. Thank you.




No, いらっしゃいませ is rarely heard if you're not in a store or a restaurant.

Instead, you can use:

  * ようこそ。
  * ようこそいらっしゃいました。 (politer)
  * いらっしゃい。 (i.e., without ませ; casual and relatively uncommon)




No, いらっしゃいませ is rarely heard if you're not in a store or a restaurant.

Instead, you can use:

  * ようこそ。
  * ようこそいらっしゃいました。 (politer)
  * いらっしゃい。 (i.e., without ませ; casual and relatively uncommon)

