Formal to Superior
Workplace · Reporting
一点、ご報告があります。 — There is one matter I need to report. (Workplace · Reporting, Formal to Superior, JLPT N4)
You
一点、ご報告があります。
いってん、ごほうこくがあります。
There is one matter I need to report.
Romaji: Itten, go-hōkoku ga arimasu. / Reply Romaji: Hai, dōzo. / Wakarimashita. Kikasete kudasai.
Reply
わかりました。聞かせてください。
わかりました。きかせてください。
Understood. Please go ahead.
Gesture & etiquette
Pause briefly after this opener to let the superior settle their attention on you; hold documents or a notebook ready if relevant; speak in a steady, calm tone — this signals the matter is serious but controlled.
This phrase is an essential opener in Japanese workplace culture's Ho-Ren-So (報・連・相) system — report, inform, consult. Announcing 'one point' (一点) before speaking signals respect by not jumping in abruptly. Always lead with a brief summary before diving into details.
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