よろしくお願いします
yoroshiku onegai shimasu
In Japanese, "please take care of me" is expressed as よろしくお願いします (yoroshiku onegai shimasu).
This phrase is a polite expression used when starting a new relationship or when requesting a favor to ask for someone's kindness and support.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase literally breaks down to yoroshiku (suitably/well), onegai (a request/favor) and shimasu (to do).
Is there a formal and an informal way to say it?
For a more humble and formal version used in business or when addressing superiors, you can use よろしくお願いいたします. Additionally, お世話になります is a formal phrase meaning "I will be in your care."
How does it change in a sentence?
The verb shimasu is in the polite non-past form, making the entire expression a polite request.
How do you pronounce it?
yoroshiku onegai shimasu
Did you know?
- In some contexts, you might hear the phrase よろしく used as a simple command to 'do it well' or 'handle it'. While it sounds like a polite request for care, it can occasionally function as an instruction to perform a task properly.
- When introducing a third party to someone else, a Japanese speaker will use よろしくお願いします to ask the listener to be kind to the person being introduced.
- In high-pressure business apologies, the phrase is sometimes used at the end of a long explanation to essentially say 'please forgive me and continue to work with me'.
Examples in context
- よろしくお願いします。Yoroshiku onegaishimasu.Please take care of me.
- これから、よろしくお願いします。Kore kara, yoroshiku onegaishimasu.I look forward to working with you from now on.
- どうぞよろしくお願いします。Douzo yoroshiku onegaishimasu.I kindly ask for your support.
Example conversation
Hinata starts her first day at a new company and meets Hiroto.
- 陽葵 Himari今日からお世話になります。よろしくお願いします。Kyou kara osewa ni narimasu. Yoroshiku onegaishimasu.I will be in your care from today. Please take care of me.
- 大翔 Hirotoこちらこそ、よろしくお願いします。Kochira koso, yoroshiku onegaishimasu.Likewise, please take care of me.
- 陽葵 Himariはい、精一杯頑張ります。Hai, seiippai ganbarimasu.Yes, I will do my very best.
- 大翔 Hiroto期待していますね。Kitai shiteimasu ne.I have high expectations.
Sources
- Pronunciation: Wiktionary entry よろしくお願いします, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
