How to Say ‘To clash with a business trip’ in Japanese
出張と重なる
shutchou to kasanaru
[shoot-CHOH toh kah-sah-NAH-roo]
💬 Usage Tip: と重なる means "to fall on the same time as" and works for any scheduling conflict: 試験と重なる "to clash with an exam."
Phrase Breakdown
出張
shutchou
[shoot-CHOH]
business trip
Travel away from one's usual workplace for work.
来月大阪に出張します。
I'm going on a business trip to Osaka next month.
と
to
[toh]
with
A particle meaning 'with' when used with people.
人と協力するのは大切です。
Cooperating with people is important.
重なる
kasanaru
[kah-sah-NAH-roo]
to overlap; to clash
Used when events fall on the same time or things pile up.
予定が重なりました。
My plans clashed.
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