Polite to Colleague
Workplace · Meeting
では、本日の決定事項をまとめますと、〇〇と〇〇の二点になります。担当者と期限を確認しましょう。 — Then to summarize today's decisions, there are two key points: [A] and [B]. Let's confirm the person responsible and the deadline. (Workplace · Meeting, Polite to Colleague, JLPT N2)
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では、本日の決定事項をまとめますと、〇〇と〇〇の二点になります。担当者と期限を確認しましょう。
では、ほんじつのけっていじこうをまとめますと、〇〇と〇〇のにてんになります。たんとうしゃときげんをかくにんしましょう。
Then to summarize today's decisions, there are two key points: [A] and [B]. Let's confirm the person responsible and the deadline.
Romaji: Dewa, honjitsu no kettei jikou wo matomemasu to, OO to OO no niten ni narimasu. Tantousha to kigen wo kakunin shimashou. / Reply Romaji: Wakarimashita. Watashi wa OO wo tantou shimasu.
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わかりました。私は〇〇を担当します。
わかりました。わたしは〇〇をたんとうします。
Understood. I will be responsible for [task].
Gesture & etiquette
Write the summary points on a whiteboard or shared screen as you speak them — visual confirmation reduces ambiguity. Look directly at each person as you confirm their assignment. End with a light bow and 'otsukaresama deshita' to formally close the meeting. Send a written minutes summary within the same day.
Closing every Japanese meeting with a clear summary of 'what was decided, who is responsible, by when' is critical — without this, Japanese team members may leave with different understandings. The phrase 'tantousha to kigen wo kakunin' (let's confirm the responsible person and deadline) is a professional meeting-close formula that prevents follow-up confusion.