Polite to Colleague
Workplace · Greeting
ご入社おめでとうございます。何かわからないことがあれば、気軽に声をかけてください。 — Congratulations on joining the company! If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out. (Workplace · Greeting, Polite to Colleague, JLPT N4)
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ご入社おめでとうございます。何かわからないことがあれば、気軽に声をかけてください。
ごにゅうしゃおめでとうございます。なにかわからないことがあれば、きがるにこえをかけてください。
Congratulations on joining the company! If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out.
Romaji: Go-nyūsha omedetō gozaimasu. Nanika wakaranai koto ga areba, kigaru ni koe wo kakete kudasai. / Reply Romaji: Arigatō gozaimasu. Dōzo yoroshiku onegaishimasu.
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ありがとうございます。どうぞよろしくお願いします。
ありがとうございます。どうぞよろしくおねがいします。
Thank you so much. I look forward to working with you.
Gesture & etiquette
Offer a warm handshake or bow at greeting (handshake has become more common in modern workplaces); make genuine eye contact with a relaxed smile — not a formal, corporate one; follow up in the first week with specific offers like '困ったことがあれば、声をかけてね' (let me know if anything comes up).
Japanese workplaces are hierarchical, making new employees reluctant to ask for help. Proactively offering '気軽に声をかけてください' (please feel free to approach me) creates vital psychological safety. Colleagues who give this invitation early dramatically reduce new hire anxiety and shorten onboarding time.