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I look forward to it / please treat me well in Japanese

I look forward to it / please treat me well in Japanese

よろしくお願いします

In kana only: よろしくおねがいします

yoroshiku onegaishimasu

polite

What it literally says

please (do) favourably

Japanese politeness is mostly built out of phrases that stopped being literal a long time ago. Knowing what is underneath is the difference between repeating a sound and knowing what you said.

The same thing, said differently

Japanese changes shape with the distance between the people speaking. These are the same meaning at other settings.

formalよろしくお願いいたしますyoroshiku onegai itashimasu
casualよろしくyoroshiku

When to use it

Has no English equivalent. Closes an introduction, a request, and most business emails.

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