啓けい上じょう

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb

speaking respectfully; stating humbly

Humble expression used in formal letters, often as an opening phrase like 一筆啓上 (ippitsu keijō) meaning 'I write to you respectfully'. Describes the writer's own act of speaking or writing with deference.

See also: 一筆啓上

• 一いっ筆ぴつ啓けい上じょういたします。

  I write to you respectfully.

• 時じ候こうの挨あい拶さつの後あと、用よう件けんを啓けい上じょうします。

  After the seasonal greeting, I will state my business humbly.