How to Say ‘This is Tanaka from Sakura Trading.’ in Japanese
さくら商事の田中です。
sakura shouji no tanaka desu
[sah-koo-RAH SHOH-jee noh tah-NAH-kah dess]
💬 Usage Tip: Company + の + name + です is the standard way to identify yourself on a work call. Swap in your own details: ABC銀行の佐藤です "This is Sato from ABC Bank."
🇯🇵 In Japan: Callers drop さん from their own name, and the company comes first. That reflects how Japanese business puts your organization ahead of you as an individual.
Phrase Breakdown
さくら商事の
sakura shouji no
of Sakura Trading Company
Company name (さくら + 商事 'trading company') followed by の, which links it to the next noun. Say it as one unit: sa-ku-ra-shō-ji-no.
さくら商事の社員です。
I am an employee of Sakura Trading.
Words in this phrase
さくら
sakura
[sah-koo-RAH]
Sakura (cherry blossom; here part of a restaurant name)
Means cherry blossom; often used in names of shops and restaurants.
さくらがきれいです。
The cherry blossoms are beautiful.
商事
shouji
[SHOH-jee]
trading company; commercial affairs
A word used in company names, meaning a business that trades goods.
父は商事会社で働いています。
My father works at a trading company.
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.
田中です。
tanaka desu
This is Tanaka.
Surname 田中 (Tanaka) + です. In business calls, people introduce themselves by surname only.
はじめまして、田中です。
Nice to meet you, I'm Tanaka.
Words in this phrase
田中
tanaka
[tah-NAH-kah]
Tanaka (surname)
A very common Japanese family name.
田中さんは会社員です。
Mr. Tanaka is an office worker.
です
desu
[dess]
is; am; are
A basic polite copula used to say 'is/am/are.'
田中です。
I am Tanaka.
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