Illustration: At a low table in a Japanese home, an adult has finished a formal letter and is carefully making its final fold before placing it in a long envelope. The folded sheet's reverse faces outward, and the fountain pen has been capped and set aside.

JLPT N1expressionLevel estimated by Bebop

敬けい具ぐ

keigu

yours sincerely

Closes a formal letter that begins with 拝啓. Note written by AI.

Example sentences

  1. 敬具けいぐ

    My best regards.

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  2. 先生せんせいへの礼状れいじょうの末尾まつびに敬具けいぐと書かいた。

    I wrote “Yours sincerely” at the end of my thank-you letter to my teacher.

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  3. 取引先とりひきさきへの手紙てがみを拝啓はいけいで始はじめ、敬具けいぐで結むすんだ。

    I opened the letter to our business partner with “Dear Sir or Madam” and closed it with “Yours sincerely.”

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Kanji in 敬具

  • 敬awe; respectOnケイ・キョウKunうやまう
  • 具tool; utensilOnグKunそなえる・つぶさに

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