How to Say ‘Here is my residence card.’ in Japanese
在留カードです。
zairyuu kaado desu
[zai-ryuu kaa-doh dess]
💬 Usage Tip: [～です] can work like "this is ~" when handing something over. Short, polite, and useful.
🇯🇵 In Japan: When giving documents in Japan, people often say what the item is as they hand it over.
Phrase Breakdown
在留
zairyuu
[zai-ryuu]
residence / stay
Refers to residence status in Japan.
在留カードです、と言います。
I say, “It is my residence card.”
カード
kaado
[kaa-doh]
card
Means card. Here it is the residence card used for identification.
カードです、と見せます。
I show it and say, “It is my card.”
です
desu
[dess]
is / polite ending
Polite copula used when identifying something.
在留カードです。
It is my residence card.
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