Translation guide
How to express the act of submitting something (a document, application, report, etc.) in Japanese, depending on formality and context.
The general act of handing in or sending in something for review, approval, or processing.
The most common and neutral verb for submitting documents, homework, applications, etc. Used in school, work, and official contexts.
I will submit the report.
Please submit the application form.
A more casual, everyday verb meaning 'to hand in' or 'to send in'. Very common in spoken Japanese and informal writing.
Did you submit your homework?
I have to submit the application.
Formal term for sending documents by mail or courier. Often used in business correspondence.
We will send the necessary documents.
Yielding or surrendering to someone's will, power, or judgment.
To obey, follow, or submit to rules, orders, or a person's will. Intransitive verb; the thing you submit to takes に.
Submit to the rules.
Stronger term for submission, often implying obedience to authority or force. Can sound rigid or literary.
He submitted to the authority.
To yield or give in under pressure. Often used in negative or conditional forms.
Presenting a plan, suggestion, or argument for others to evaluate.
提出する is more formal and often used for official documents or academic work. 出す is casual and used in daily conversation. In spoken Japanese, 出す is very common, but in written instructions or formal settings, 提出する is preferred.
Please submit your report. (polite)
Hand in your report, okay? (casual)
The English loanword サブミットする is not commonly used in natural Japanese. Stick to 提出する or 出す for submitting things, and 従う for submitting to authority.
I will submit to my boss's decision.
彼は脅迫に屈しなかった。
He did not submit to the threats.