返信してください
henshin shite kudasai
In Japanese, "please write back" is expressed as 返信してください (henshin shite kudasai).
返信してください is used to make a polite request for someone to send a reply to a message or a letter. Depending on the situation, you might use other expressions: ご連絡ください is a polite way to say "please contact me", while ご返信をお願いします is a formal way to say "please reply". In informal settings, you can say 返事待ってるね to mean "I'm waiting for your reply" or 連絡待ってるよ for "I'm waiting for your contact".
Which one should you use?
While 返信してください is a standard polite request, 返信をお願いします is a slightly more formal and softer way to request a reply. For casual communication with friends or family, you should use the informal form 返信して.
Is there a formal and an informal way to say it?
For a softer or more formal tone, use 返信をお願いします. In casual contexts, such as speaking to friends or family, use 返信して or informal phrases like 返事待ってるね and 連絡待ってるよ.
How do you pronounce it?
henshin shite kudasai
Did you know?
- Japanese culture has a concept called 既読スルー meaning 'read-receipt ignore', which describes the act of seeing a message but not using 返信 to reply.
- The word 返信 (henshin) contains a character that can also mean 'to repay' a debt or a favor. This implies that a reply is not just a piece of information, but a way of fulfilling a social obligation.
- While 'please write back' is a simple request in English, using 返信してください in a business email to a superior can actually sound slightly demanding or blunt. To show proper respect, it is much better to use much more humble forms like ご返信いただけますと幸いです.
Examples in context
- お母さん、返事待ってるよMom, I'm waiting for your reply
- お忙しいところ、ご返信をお願いしますWhen you have a moment, please reply
- 今日中に返事待ってるねI'm waiting for your reply by the end of today
- メールを読んで、返信してください。Meiru o yonde, henshin shite kudasai.Please read my email and write back.
- 時間ができたら、返信してください。Jikan ga dekitara, henshin shite kudasai.Please write back when you have time.
- 内容を確認して、返信してください。Naiyou o kakunin shite, henshin shite kudasai.Please check the contents and write back.
Example conversation
Misaki is texting Yota to ask about their weekend plans.
- 美咲 Misaki陽太さん、週末の予定を教えてください。Youta-san, shuumatsu no yotei o oshiete kudasai.Yota, please let me know your plans for the weekend.
- 陽太 Yota今は忙しいので、後で確認しますね。Ima wa isogashii node, ato de kakunin shimasu ne.I'm busy right now, so I'll check later.
- 美咲 Misakiわかりました。早めに返信してください。Wakarimashita. Hayame ni henshin shite kudasai.I understand. Please write back to me soon.
- 陽太 Yotaはい、すぐ連絡します。Hai, sugu renraku shimasu.Yes, I will contact you soon.
