Illustration: At a low table in a quiet Japanese sitting room, a neatly dressed young adult prepares a formal letter on fresh stationery. The fountain pen hovers at the upper-right starting position, and an unused long envelope rests beside the paper.

JLPT N1nounLevel estimated by Bebop

拝はい啓けい

haikei

dear sir or madam

This formal letter opening is typically paired with 敬具 at the end. Note written by AI.

Example sentences

拝啓はいけい、皆様みなさまにはお変かわりなくお過すごしのことと存ぞんじます。
Dear Sir or Madam, I hope everyone is keeping well.
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拝啓はいけい、先日せんじつはお忙いそがしい中なか、お時間じかんをいただきありがとうございました。
Dear Sir or Madam, thank you for taking the time to meet with me the other day.
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拝啓はいけい、秋あきも深ふかまり、朝晩あさばんは冷ひえ込こむようになりました。
Dear Sir or Madam, autumn is well underway, and the mornings and evenings have grown chilly.
Written by AI for Bebop

Kanji in 拝啓

拝worship; adoreOnハイKunおがむ・おろがむ
啓disclose; openOnケイKunひらく・さとす

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