Translation guide
How to express that something has been acknowledged, observed, or recorded in Japanese, depending on context and formality.
Noted (formal acknowledgment)
Use in business or with superiors.
Noted (casual acknowledgment)
Use with friends or close colleagues.
To confirm that you have received and understood information, often in a professional setting.
Polite and formal way to say 'understood' or 'noted'. Commonly used in business when acknowledging a request or information.
Noted the meeting schedule.
Very polite, often used in customer service. Implies 'I understand and will comply'.
Your request is noted.
Less formal than 承知しました, but still polite. Common in office settings among colleagues.
Humble form of 'received' or 'heard'. Very formal, used when receiving instructions or information from a superior.
Your instructions are noted.
To say 'got it' or 'noted' in informal situations with friends or close colleagues.
To express that something has been written down or recorded for future reference.
Literally 'I made a note'. Natural way to say you've noted something down.
To describe something as remarkable or worth noticing.
Means 'noteworthy' or 'should be noted'. Used in formal contexts.
承知しました is more formal and respectful, suitable for clients or superiors. 了解しました is slightly less formal and often used among colleagues. In very casual situations, 了解 is enough.
Say 'shōchi shimashita' to your boss.
Noted the changes.
Casual abbreviation of 了解しました. Common in text messages and spoken Japanese.
Tomorrow at 10, got it!
Literally 'understood'. Very common casual acknowledgment.
Saw your email. Noted.
Loanword from English 'OK'. Very casual.
Changes noted, OK.
I noted down the address.
More formal, 'recorded'. Used for official records or data.
The meeting minutes have been noted.
Literally 'wrote down and kept'. Emphasizes the act of writing something down for later.
I noted down his advice.
This is a noted discovery.
Means 'famous' or 'well-known'. Used for people or things that are widely noted.
He is a noted author.
Means 'remarkable' or 'conspicuous'. Often used in academic or technical writing.
A noted improvement was observed.
Say 'ryōkai' to a colleague.
The English word 'noted' does not have a single direct equivalent in Japanese. Translating it as ノートされた or 記された is unnatural. Choose the appropriate phrase based on context.
Do not say 'nōto saremashita'.