Formal to Client
Workplace · Card
頂戴いたします。よろしくお願いいたします。 — I gratefully receive this. I look forward to working with you. (Workplace · Card, Formal to Client, JLPT N3)
You
頂戴いたします。よろしくお願いいたします。
ちょうだいいたします。よろしくおねがいいたします。
I gratefully receive this. I look forward to working with you.
Romaji: Choudai itashimasu. Yoroshiku onegai itashimasu. / Reply Romaji: Kochira koso, yoroshiku onegai itashimasu.
Reply
こちらこそ、よろしくお願いいたします。
こちらこそ、よろしくおねがいいたします。
The pleasure is mine as well.
Gesture & etiquette
Accept with both hands, thumbs on top and fingers below. Bow at about 15 degrees while receiving. Pause to read the card visibly — this shows respect. In a meeting, arrange all received cards on the table in the order of seniority.
名刺 (meishi) exchange is a formal ritual — the card represents the person. Receive with both hands and a bow, read it carefully before setting it on the table in front of you. Never write on it, bend it, or put it in your pocket while the person is present.