"宜しく" meaning in All languages combined

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Adverb [Japanese]

IPA: [jo̞ɾo̞ɕi̥kɯ̟ᵝ] Forms: 宜しく [canonical] (ruby: (よろ)), yoroshiku [romanization]
Etymology: Regular -ku adverbial form of -i adjective 宜しい (yoroshii, “good”, polite, formal). Use as an interjection arose as a contraction of the longer phrase 宜しくお願いします (yoroshiku onegai shimasu, “please think well of me”). Etymology templates: {{m|ja|宜しい||good|pos=polite, formal|tr=yoroshii}} 宜しい (yoroshii, “good”, polite, formal), {{m|ja|宜しくお願いします||please think well of me|tr=yoroshiku onegai shimasu}} 宜しくお願いします (yoroshiku onegai shimasu, “please think well of me”) Head templates: {{ja-pos|adverb|よろしく}} 宜(よろ)しく • (yoroshiku)
  1. (polite, formal) well, acceptably Tags: formal, polite
    Sense id: en-宜しく-ja-adv-2KTzjXS~
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: 4649 (ruby: 4(), 6(), 4(), 9()) (alt: yoroshiku) [slang], 夜露死苦 (yoroshiku) (ruby: (), (), (), ()) [slang], 宜敷く (yoroshiku) (ruby: (よろ), ()) [rare] Synonyms (literary or dialect): よろしゅう (yoroshū)
Disambiguation of 'literary or dialect': 0 5 50 40 5

Interjection [Japanese]

IPA: [jo̞ɾo̞ɕi̥kɯ̟ᵝ] Forms: 宜しく [canonical] (ruby: (よろ)), yoroshiku [romanization]
Etymology: Regular -ku adverbial form of -i adjective 宜しい (yoroshii, “good”, polite, formal). Use as an interjection arose as a contraction of the longer phrase 宜しくお願いします (yoroshiku onegai shimasu, “please think well of me”). Etymology templates: {{m|ja|宜しい||good|pos=polite, formal|tr=yoroshii}} 宜しい (yoroshii, “good”, polite, formal), {{m|ja|宜しくお願いします||please think well of me|tr=yoroshiku onegai shimasu}} 宜しくお願いします (yoroshiku onegai shimasu, “please think well of me”) Head templates: {{ja-pos|interjection|よろしく}} 宜(よろ)しく • (yoroshiku)
  1. pleased to meet you
    Sense id: en-宜しく-ja-intj-NXPBWz8o
  2. best regards
    Sense id: en-宜しく-ja-intj-T6UNlQYs Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 0 1 53 44 1 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 0 1 55 41 2 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 0 1 57 40 2
  3. thanks in advance
    Sense id: en-宜しく-ja-intj-XFXj~P0O Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 0 1 53 44 1
  4. thanks for your continued support
    Sense id: en-宜しく-ja-intj-RpR6BiHZ
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: 4649 (ruby: 4(), 6(), 4(), 9()) (alt: yoroshiku) [slang], 夜露死苦 (yoroshiku) (ruby: (), (), (), ()) [slang], 宜敷く (yoroshiku) (ruby: (よろ), ()) [rare] Synonyms (literary or dialect): よろしゅう (yoroshū)
Disambiguation of 'literary or dialect': 0 5 50 40 5

Alternative forms

Download JSON data for 宜しく meaning in All languages combined (5.8kB)

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        ],
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          "9",
          "く"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "slang"
      ],
      "word": "4649"
    },
    {
      "roman": "yoroshiku",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "夜",
          "よ"
        ],
        [
          "露",
          "ろ"
        ],
        [
          "死",
          "し"
        ],
        [
          "苦",
          "く"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "slang"
      ],
      "word": "夜露死苦"
    },
    {
      "roman": "yoroshiku",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "宜",
          "よろ"
        ],
        [
          "敷",
          "し"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "rare"
      ],
      "word": "宜敷く"
    },
    {
      "roman": "yoroshū",
      "sense": "literary or dialect",
      "word": "よろしゅう"
    }
  ],
  "word": "宜しく"
}

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