How do you say "Please write your name." in Japanese?

"Please write your name." in Japanese is "お名前を書いてください。". This phrase is commonly used in Japan.

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How to Say ‘Please write your name.’ in Japanese

Q: What does "お名前を書いてください。" mean in English?

"お名前を書いてください。" means "Please write your name." in English. Usage tip: The [お] in [お名前] makes the word more polite. In requests to customers, words like [お名前] and [お電話番号] are very common.

お名前を書いてください。

o namae o kai te kudasai

[oh nah-mah-eh oh kah-ee teh koo-dah-sigh]

💬 Usage Tip: The [お] in [お名前] makes the word more polite. In requests to customers, words like [お名前] and [お電話番号] are very common.

Phrase Breakdown

お

[oh]

honorific prefix

Makes the following noun polite and customer-friendly.

Example

お名前をお願いします。

May I have your name, please?

名前

namae

[nah-mah-eh]

name

A person's name, commonly requested on forms or delivery slips.

Example

名前を書きます。

I will write my name.

を

[oh]

object marker

Marks the direct object of the verb. Here it marks what should be written.

Example

住所を書きます。

I write the address.

書いてください

kai te kudasai

please write

Polite request form of 書く.

Example

ここに書いてください。

Please write here.

Words in this phrase

書い

kai

[kah-ee]

write

Verb stem used in the request expression 'please write.'

Example

お名前を書いてください。

Please write your name.

て

[teh]

and; te-form connector

Part of the verb structure before ください.

Example

ここに書いてください。

Please write here.

ください

kudasai

[koo-dah-sigh]

please

Creates a polite instruction when attached to a て-form verb.

Example

少々待ってください。

Please wait a moment.

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