keigoLesson 21

Registering a Move at City Hall — Section chief

Situation

Where
The city hall counter
Who
You and a section chief
Goal
To submit a moving-in notification.

Conversation

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A

I'd like to submit a moving-in notification.

B

Please fill out this form. Do you have ID documents?

A

Is a residence card okay?

B

Yes, that's fine. After filling it out, please submit it at this window.

A

Understood. Thank you.

Vocabulary (10)

tennyuutodoke

moving-in notification

Filed when you move into a municipality.

youshi

form / sheet

こちらの用紙 = "this form."

kinyuu

filling in

ご記入ください = "please fill in."

honninkakuninshorui

ID documents

Documents proving your identity.

zairyuukaado

residence card

The ID card for foreign residents in Japan.

madoguchi

service window/counter

こちらの窓口 = "this counter."

kekkoudesu

that's fine / no thank you

Here means "that's acceptable."

kakunin

confirmation / check

Daily-use word: ご確認お願いします means "please check."

shouchishimashita

understood (polite)

Politer than 分かりました; use with managers and clients.

houkoku

report

Part of 報連相 (report, contact, consult) — core Japanese work etiquette.

Grammar

Verb stem + たいのですが

Polite request opener: 出したいのですが.

ご + Sino-Japanese noun + ください

Polite instruction: ご記入ください.

Noun + でよろしいですか

Confirms acceptability: 在留カードでよろしいですか.

Cultural Notes

Workplace etiquette

Bring your residence card and a pen. Officials are helpful but procedural — have documents ready.

Formality level

Keigo from staff. As a visitor, 〜たいのですが and です/ます are appropriate.

Common mistake

Move-in notifications are usually due within 14 days. Don't delay registering your new address.

Quiz

What does "転入届" mean?

What does "用紙" mean?

What does "記入" mean?

What does "本人確認書類" mean?

What does "在留カード" mean?

What does "窓口" mean?

How is the pattern "〜たいのですが" used?

How is the pattern "ご〜ください" used?

How is the pattern "〜でよろしいですか" used?

What is the goal of this conversation?

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