匿とく名めい希き望ぼう

noun

request to remain anonymous; name withheld by request

Used when someone submits a comment, opinion, or letter and asks that their name not be disclosed. Common in newspaper reader columns, public feedback, and formal correspondence.

• 投とう書しょには「匿とく名めい希き望ぼう」と書かかれていた。

  The letter was marked 'name withheld by request'.

• アンケートで匿とく名めい希き望ぼうの方かたは、お名な前まえを書かかなくても結けっ構こうです。

  In the survey, those who wish to remain anonymous do not need to write their name.