To Say Humbly
To Say
transitive verb, godan verb
This word consists of kanji with hiragana attached. Because the hiragana ends with an う sound, you know this word is a verb. The kanji itself means say humbly, and this is just the verb form, to say humbly. You can also call this to say, just remember that it's humble!
This is a very humble way to say "to say" so it's used in especially formal situations, and only to talk about yourself or your associates. Because of its formality, it's almost always in the ます form, which is 申します.
もうす
The reading for this kanji is the kun'yomi reading, but that's the reading you learned with the kanji. High Fives.
トーフグのコウイチと申します。
I am Koichi of Tofugu.
トーフグが日本のわかものにモノ申す!
Tofugu gives frank advice to young Japanese people!
申すまでもなく、私の上司は性転換手術をなされました。今の彼女は大変嬉しいそうだ。
It goes without saying that my boss underwent gender affirmation surgery. Now she’s very happy.