How to Say ‘Please treat me well.’ in Japanese
よろしくお願いします。
よろしくおねがいします。
💬 Usage Tip: A set phrase meaning “I look forward to working with you / please be kind to me.” Not a literal “please.”
🇯🇵 In Japan: Said when meeting someone, starting a class, joining a group, emailing someone new. Usually with a bow.
Phrase Breakdown
よろしくよろしく
well / kindly / please (in advance)
Used to soften a request or in greetings. Often paired with お願いします to mean “Please treat me well / Nice to meet you (politely).”
これからもよろしく。
Please continue to treat me well.
お願いしますおねがいします
please / I ask (you)
Polite form of お願いする (“to request/ask a favor”). With よろしく it forms a fixed phrase used in introductions and requests.
よろしくお願いします。
Nice to meet you. / Please treat me well.
Word-by-Word Breakdown
よろしくよろしく
[yoroshiku]
please; kindly; best regards
Used together with 「お願いします」 as a set phrase in self-introductions: “Nice to meet you / Please treat me well.”
はじめまして。よろしくお願いします。
Nice to meet you. Please treat me well.
おお
[o]
honorific prefix (polite 'o-')
Polite prefix used in 「お願いします」 to soften the request and sound courteous.
よろしくお願いします、の「お」はていねいです。
The 'o' in 'yoroshiku onegaishimasu' is polite.
願いねがい
[negai]
request; favor (wish)
Core meaning is “request/wish.” In 「お願いします」 it implies “I ask for your kindness/help.”
願いをこめて、よろしくお願いします。
With a request in mind, please treat me well.
しし
[shi]
do (stem 'shi-')
Verb stem of 「します」 used inside 「お願いします」.
よろしくお願いします、の中に「し」があります。
There is 'shi' inside 'yoroshiku onegaishimasu.'
ますます
[masu]
polite verb ending (-masu)
Makes the request polite in the fixed phrase 「お願いします」.
よろしくお願いします、は「ます」でていねいです。
'Yoroshiku onegaishimasu' is polite because of 'masu.'
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