How to Say ‘Understood.’ in Japanese
承知しました。
shouchi shi mashi ta
[shoh-chee shee mah-shee tah]
🇯🇵 In Japan: [承知しました。] is very polite service language, more formal than a plain "okay." You'll hear staff use it to confirm requests; customers normally wouldn't say this back to staff.
Phrase Breakdown
承知
shouchi
[shoh-chee]
understanding; acknowledgment
A formal service word meaning understanding or acknowledgment, often used to politely confirm a request.
内容は承知しました。
I understand the details.
し
shi
[shee]
do
The verb stem of する, used here in a formal set phrase.
確認しました。
I confirmed it.
まし
mashi
[mah-shee]
polite past stem
Part of the polite past ending used in verbs like しました.
承知しました。
Certainly understood.
た
ta
[tah]
past tense ending
The ending that completes the polite past form.
予約できました。
The reservation was completed.
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