JLPT N5 · Expression

下さい (kudasai)

下さい (ください, kudasai) is a Japanese expression meaning “please (give me)”. It is usually written in kana. It appears in JLPT N5 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: ください
Romaji: kudasai
Word class: Expression
Level: JLPT N5 (unofficial)

Meaning

please (give me) · expression · usually written in kana, honorific · irregular imperative of くださる
please (do for me) · expression · usually written in kana, honorific · after te-form of a verb or a noun prefixed with o- or go-

Example sentences

熱いココアを下さい。

I'd like to have some hot chocolate.

Tatoeba #121917

あなたの切手帳を見せてください。

Please show me your stamp album.

Tatoeba #233124

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 下さい

below, down, descendカ・ゲ・した・しも · 3 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 下さい.

下したbelow靴下くつしたsocks下手へたunskillful廊下ろうかcorridor地下鉄ちかてつsubway以下いかnot exceeding ...下宿げしゅくboarding下着したぎunderwear下るさがるto come down下りるおりるto descend (e.g. a mountain)下げるさげるto hang下すおろすto take down下りくだりdown-train下るくだるto descend

Source: JMdict entry 1184270 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.