How to Say ‘Residence card application’ in Japanese
在留カードの申請
zairyuu kaado no shinsei
[zai-RYOO kah-doh noh SHEEN-say]
🇯🇵 In Japan: Your 在留カード (zairyū kādo) is the ID card every mid- to long-term foreign resident must carry at all times. Police can ask to see it, so a pending application is worth chasing.
Phrase Breakdown
在留
zairyuu
[zai-RYOO]
residence (of foreigners); stay
Staying or residing in a country, used for foreign residents' status.
在留資格を確認します。
We will check your residence status.
カード
kaado
[kah-doh]
card
The second part of 'credit card'.
クレジットカードで支払えます。
I can pay by credit card.
の
no
[noh]
of
A linking particle connecting nouns, like 'of' or showing description.
前の方が見やすいです。
The front area is easier to see from.
申請
shinsei
[SHEEN-say]
application; request
A formal request submitted for approval.
申請が通りました。
The application was approved.
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