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申し入れ (もうしいれ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Common word Freq. Frequency Top 50,000 Meanings 1
noun
proposal ; offer ; request ; notice
A formal noun for a proposition, offer, request, or notification put forward to another party, often in business, negotiation, or official contexts. Commonly used with する to mean 'to propose' or 'to make an offer'.
We received a request to change the contract from our business partner.
Written forms 申もう し 入い れ Usage 95%
Standard spelling; the okurigana し入れ makes the reading clear.
申もうし 入いれ Usage 5%
Abbreviated kanji form without okurigana; rarely used in modern writing.
Kanji 申 have the honor to, sign of the monkey, 3-5PM Similar words 提てい 案あん 提案 is a general 'proposal' or 'suggestion', while 申し入れ is more formal and often implies an official statement or demand put forward to another party.
申もう し 出で 申し出 is an 'offer' or 'proposal' made voluntarily, often with a sense of goodwill, whereas 申し入れ can be a formal proposition or notification that may include requests or demands.
Etymology Compound of the continuative form of 申す (もうす, 'to say' humble) + 入れ (いれ, 'putting in'), literally 'humbly putting in words'. The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the form has been used since at least the Edo period for formal propositions.
