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敬具

けいぐ

Yours sincerely

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Examples

  1. 手紙の最後に敬具と書く。

    てがみのさいごにけいぐとかく。

    Write the closing word at the end of a letter.

  2. 敬具は右に寄せて書きます。

    けいぐはみぎによせてかきます。

    The closing word is written aligned to the right.

  3. 拝啓で始めた手紙は敬具で結びます。

    はいけいではじめたてがみはけいぐでむすびます。

    A letter that opens with the formal greeting closes with this word.

  4. 最後に敬具と書き忘れてしまった。

    さいごにけいぐとかきわすれてしまった。

    I forgot to write the closing word at the end.

Common patterns

拝啓と敬具
the opening and closing pair
敬具で結ぶ
to close a letter with it
敬具と書く
to write the closing word

Memory tip

敬具 is the signature-line closing that answers 拝啓, written on its own line at the right (or bottom in horizontal writing). It is not used in everyday email, where よろしくお願いいたします does the job.

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