Formal to Superior
Workplace · Meeting
おっしゃる点はよく理解できます。一方で、こういった観点はいかがでしょうか。 — I fully understand your point. On the other hand, what about this perspective? (Workplace · Meeting, Formal to Superior, JLPT N2)
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おっしゃる点はよく理解できます。一方で、こういった観点はいかがでしょうか。
おっしゃるてんはよくりかいできます。いっぽうで、こういったかんてんはいかがでしょうか。
I fully understand your point. On the other hand, what about this perspective?
Romaji: Ossharu ten wa yoku rikai dekimasu. Ippō de, kō itta kanten wa ikaga deshō ka. / Reply Romaji: Naru hodo, sono ten mo kangaete mimasu.
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なるほど、その点も考えてみます。
なるほど、そのてんもかんがえてみます。
I see, I'll consider that point as well.
Gesture & etiquette
Nod genuinely while listening to their point before speaking. Keep your tone calm and exploratory — not assertive or combative. Frame your alternative as a question ('いかがでしょうか?') rather than a statement to preserve the collaborative atmosphere.
In Japanese business culture, direct contradiction is avoided. This two-part structure — first validating the superior's point, then introducing an alternative — is the standard method for raising a different perspective without causing loss of face for anyone at the table.