Formal to Superior
Workplace · Communication
一点確認させていただいてもよろしいですか？〇〇の部分について少し気になる点がございまして。 — Would it be alright if I checked one point? There's a slight concern I have about the [section]. (Workplace · Communication, Formal to Superior, JLPT N2)
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一点確認させていただいてもよろしいですか？〇〇の部分について少し気になる点がございまして。
いってんかくにんさせていただいてもよろしいですか？〇〇のぶぶんについてすこしきになるてんがございまして。
Would it be alright if I checked one point? There's a slight concern I have about the [section].
Romaji: Itten kakunin sasete itadaite mo yoroshii desu ka? [section] no bubun ni tsuite sukoshi ki ni naru ten ga gozaimashite. / Reply Romaji: Mochiron. Dono you na ten desu ka?
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もちろん。どのような点ですか？
もちろん。どのようなてんですか？
Of course. What point concerns you?
Gesture & etiquette
Deliver feedback in a private setting — never in front of others. Frame your concern as 'checking' rather than 'correcting.' Maintain a respectful, genuinely curious tone — as if you might have misunderstood and the other person can clarify.
「少し気になる点」(a point I'm slightly concerned about) is deliberately understated. Japanese feedback culture strongly favors soft framing to preserve face (面子, mentsu). Even serious concerns should initially be presented as 'slight' ones — this allows the other party to correct the issue themselves while saving face.