How to Say ‘Nice to meet you. / 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: Set phrase for introductions and teamwork. It doesn’t translate word-for-word; think “I look forward to working with you.”
🇯🇵 In Japan: Often said with a small bow. In business/class settings, it’s almost mandatory at the beginning and sometimes at the end of meetings/emails.
Word-by-Word Breakdown
よろしくよろしく
[yoroshiku]
well; favorably; kindly (set phrase)
Sets the friendly tone of the greeting. Together with お願いします, it becomes the standard polite phrase.
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 (o-)
Polite prefix used in the fixed phrase お願いします.
よろしくお願いします。お名前は何ですか。
Nice to meet you. What is your name?
願いねがい
[negai]
request; favor (noun stem)
願い is “request/favor.” In greetings, it means “please (be kind to me).”
どうぞよろしくお願いします。わたしは大学で勉強しています。
I appreciate your kindness. I study at a university.
しし
[shi]
do (humble/polite) (stem)
し is the stem of する; in this phrase it helps form the polite request.
よろしくお願いします。きょうから一緒に勉強しましょう。
Nice to meet you. Let’s study together starting today.
ますます
[masu]
polite present ending (makes it polite)
ます makes the whole phrase polite and appropriate for first meetings, school, and work.
よろしくお願いします。わたしは会社員です。
Nice to meet you. I’m an office worker.
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