Japanese symbol for “kindly”
何卒
なにとぞ
Romaji: nanitozo
please; kindly; I beg of you; if it pleases you
In Japanese, kindly is 何卒, read なにとぞ (nanitozo).
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Meanings
- adv please; kindly; I beg of you; if it pleases you
- adv by all means; without fail
Written forms: 何卒、何とぞ. Readings: なにとぞ、なにそつ.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “kindly”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| どうぞ | どうぞ douzo | please; kindly; pray |
| 平に | ひらに hirani | please (e.g. forgive me); I beg of you; kindly |
| ご親切に | ごしんせつに goshinsetsuni | kindly |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 何とか | なんとか nantoka | something; something or other; so-and-so |
| 何で | なんで nande | why?; what for? |
| 何より | なにより naniyori | above anything else; above all; more than anything |
| 何とも | なんとも nantomo | really; very; extremely |
| 何事 | なにごと nanigoto | what; what sort of thing |
| 何と | なんと nanto | what; how |
| 卒業 | そつぎょう sotsugyou | graduation; completion (of a course) |
| 新卒 | しんそつ shinsotsu | new graduate; recent graduate |
See also: Chinese symbol for “kindly”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.