How to Say ‘This document’ in Japanese
この書類
kono shorui
[koh-noh shoh-roo-ee]
💬 Usage Tip: Common instruction phrase: [この書類を開いてください] “Please open this document.” You can also hear [こちらの書類] as a more polite “this document.”
🇯🇵 In Japan: At counters, [こちら] is used a lot instead of [この] to sound polite and customer-friendly.
Phrase Breakdown
この
kono
[koh-noh]
this (modifies a noun)
この modifies 書類 to mean “this document/these documents.”
この書類は重要です。
This document is important.
書類
shorui
[shoh-roo-ee]
documents; paperwork
In this phrase, 書類 refers to official papers; この書類 = “this paperwork.”
この書類を提出してください。
Please submit this document/paperwork.
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