申もうし入いれ

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Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

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'.

労ろう働どう組くみ合あいは会かい社しゃに賃ちん上あげの申もうし入いれをした。
The labor union made a wage-increase proposal to the company.
取とり引ひき先さきから契けい約やく変へん更こうの申もうし入いれがあった。
We received a request to change the contract from our business partner.

Usage patterns

〈相あい手て〉に申もうし入いれをするto make a formal proposal/offer/request to someone
会かい社しゃは取とり引ひき先さきに価か格かく改かい定ていの申もうし入いれをした。
The company made a formal request to its business partner to revise the price.
申もうし入いれを受うけるto receive a formal proposal or offer
彼かれは交こう渉しょう相あい手てからの申もうし入いれを受うけた。
He received a formal proposal from the other party in the negotiation.
申もうし入いれを断ことわるto refuse/reject a formal proposal or request
会かい社しゃはその申もうし入いれを断ことわった。
The company turned down the formal request.
抗こう議ぎの申もうし入いれa formal protest (notice of objection)
住じゅう民みんは工こう事じ中ちゅう止しを求もとめて抗こう議ぎの申もうし入いれを行おこなった。
The residents lodged a formal protest demanding the construction be halted.
申もうし入いれを検けん討とうするto consider/review a formal proposal
取とり締しまり役やく会かいはその申もうし入いれを検けん討とうすることにした。
The board decided to review the formal proposal.

Kanji

申have the honor to, sign of the monkey, 3-5PM
入enter, insert

Related words

申もうし出でN1
申し出 is a voluntary offer or proposal often made in goodwill, while 申し入れ is a more formal proposition that can include requests or demands.
提てい案あんN3
提案 is a general suggestion or proposal, whereas 申し入れ is more formal and often carries the weight of an official statement or demand to another party.
要よう請せいN1
要請 emphasizes an official request or appeal for action, while 申し入れ is broader and can also mean a notice or offer, not just a request.

Don't confuse with

申もうし込こみN2
申込み is an application or entry request (e.g. for a service or event), while 申し入れ is a formal proposal, offer, or notice made to another party.

Counted with

件けんN2
申し入れ is often counted with 件 when referring to individual cases or matters of formal proposal.
通つうN1
When a 申し入れ takes the form of a written document or letter, it is counted with 通.

Word family

申もうし入いれ書しょ
written proposal; letter of request; open letter

Written forms

申もうし入いれUsage95%
Standard spelling; the okurigana し入れ makes the reading clear.
申もうし入いれUsage5%
Abbreviated kanji form without okurigana; rarely used in modern writing.

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.