"宜しくお願いします" meaning in Japanese

See 宜しくお願いします in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Interjection

IPA: [jo̞ɾo̞ɕi̥kɯ̟ o̞ne̞ɡa̠i ɕima̠sɨ̥] Forms: 宜しくお願いします [canonical] (ruby: 宜(よろ), 願(ねが)), yoroshiku onegai shimasu [romanization]
Head templates: {{ja-pos|interjection|よろしく おねがい します}} 宜(よろ)しくお願(ねが)いします • (yoroshiku onegai shimasu)
  1. please think well of me, please take care of me (a new starter after an introduction)
    Sense id: en-宜しくお願いします-ja-intj-3b4UABaF Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with multiple readings, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 58 38 0 4 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 52 42 0 6 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 53 41 0 6 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with multiple readings: 52 42 0 6 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 55 39 0 5 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 65 32 0 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 67 30 0 3
  2. please take care (of) (when entrusting a person or piece of property to someone)
    Sense id: en-宜しくお願いします-ja-intj-Lrvh~WeC Categories (other): Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese phrasebook, Japanese terms with 2 kanji, Japanese terms with multiple readings Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 52 42 0 6 Disambiguation of Japanese phrasebook: 39 55 0 6 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 2 kanji: 40 51 0 9 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with multiple readings: 52 42 0 6
  3. I look forward to working with you
    Sense id: en-宜しくお願いします-ja-intj-K3DjdF5n
  4. pleased to meet you
    Sense id: en-宜しくお願いします-ja-intj-NXPBWz8o
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: 宜しく (yoroshiku) (ruby: 宜(よろ)), お願いします (onegai shimasu) (ruby: 願(ねが)) 
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "宜しくお願いします",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "宜",
          "よろ"
        ],
        [
          "願",
          "ねが"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "yoroshiku onegai shimasu",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "interjection",
        "2": "よろしく おねがい します"
      },
      "expansion": "宜(よろ)しくお願(ねが)いします • (yoroshiku onegai shimasu)",
      "name": "ja-pos"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Japanese",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "intj",
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "yoroshiku",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "宜",
          "よろ"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "宜しく"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "onegai shimasu",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "願",
          "ねが"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "お願いします"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
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        {
          "_dis": "58 38 0 4",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "52 42 0 6",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
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          "_dis": "53 41 0 6",
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        },
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        },
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          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "67 30 0 3",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "please think well of me, please take care of me (a new starter after an introduction)"
      ],
      "id": "en-宜しくお願いします-ja-intj-3b4UABaF"
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "52 42 0 6",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese links with redundant alt parameters",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "39 55 0 6",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese phrasebook",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "40 51 0 9",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese terms with 2 kanji",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "52 42 0 6",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese terms with multiple readings",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "please take care (of) (when entrusting a person or piece of property to someone)"
      ],
      "id": "en-宜しくお願いします-ja-intj-Lrvh~WeC"
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "I look forward to working with you"
      ],
      "id": "en-宜しくお願いします-ja-intj-K3DjdF5n"
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "pleased to meet you"
      ],
      "id": "en-宜しくお願いします-ja-intj-NXPBWz8o",
      "links": [
        [
          "pleased to meet you",
          "pleased to meet you"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "other": "よろしくおねがいします"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[jo̞ɾo̞ɕi̥kɯ̟ o̞ne̞ɡa̠i ɕima̠sɨ̥]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "宜しくお願いします"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "Japanese entries with incorrect language header",
    "Japanese interjections",
    "Japanese lemmas",
    "Japanese links with redundant alt parameters",
    "Japanese links with redundant wikilinks",
    "Japanese phrasebook",
    "Japanese terms spelled with fourth grade kanji",
    "Japanese terms spelled with secondary school kanji",
    "Japanese terms with 2 kanji",
    "Japanese terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Japanese terms with multiple readings",
    "Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "宜しくお願いします",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "宜",
          "よろ"
        ],
        [
          "願",
          "ねが"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "yoroshiku onegai shimasu",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "interjection",
        "2": "よろしく おねがい します"
      },
      "expansion": "宜(よろ)しくお願(ねが)いします • (yoroshiku onegai shimasu)",
      "name": "ja-pos"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "intj",
  "related": [
    {
      "roman": "yoroshiku",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "宜",
          "よろ"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "宜しく"
    },
    {
      "roman": "onegai shimasu",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "願",
          "ねが"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "お願いします"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "please think well of me, please take care of me (a new starter after an introduction)"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "please take care (of) (when entrusting a person or piece of property to someone)"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "I look forward to working with you"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "pleased to meet you"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "pleased to meet you",
          "pleased to meet you"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "other": "よろしくおねがいします"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[jo̞ɾo̞ɕi̥kɯ̟ o̞ne̞ɡa̠i ɕima̠sɨ̥]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "宜しくお願いします"
}

Download raw JSONL data for 宜しくお願いします meaning in Japanese (1.6kB)

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