復ふく啓けい

noun

Dear Sir or Madam, in reply to your letter ...

Formal salutation used at the beginning of a reply letter, corresponding to 'Dear Sir or Madam, in reply to your letter ...' in English. Used in traditional Japanese correspondence.

• 拝はい啓けい、春しゅん暖だんの候こう、貴き社しゃますますご清せい栄えいのこととお喜よろこび申もうし上あげます。復ふく啓けい、先せん日じつはご丁てい寧ねいなお手て紙がみをいただき、誠まことにありがとうございました。

  Dear Sir, I hope your company is thriving in this spring weather. In reply to your kind letter the other day, thank you very much.