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申し入れ (もうしいれ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
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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.
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
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
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
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)
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
The board decided to review the formal proposal.
Kanji 申 have the honor to, sign of the monkey, 3-5PM Related words 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 申し入れ is often counted with 件 when referring to individual cases or matters of formal proposal.
When a 申し入れ takes the form of a written document or letter, it is counted with 通.
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.
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.
