How to Say ‘Understood.’ in Japanese
承知しました。
shouchi shi mashi ta
[shoh-chee shee mah-shee tah]
🇯🇵 In Japan: This is polite business-like language, common from restaurant staff when confirming a request. It sounds a bit more formal than [わかりました].
Phrase Breakdown
承知
shouchi
[shoh-chee]
understanding
A formal word meaning understanding or acknowledgment. In service Japanese it means understood.
魚ですね。承知しました。
Fish, I understand.
し
shi
[shee]
do
The stem of する. In 承知しました, it helps form the polite phrase understood.
内容を承知ししました。
I understood the details.
まし
mashi
[mah-shee]
polite past stem
Part of the polite past ending ました.
はい、承知しました。
Yes, understood.
た
ta
[tah]
past ending
Completes the polite past form in しました.
ご希望、承知しました。
I understood your request.
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