NichiDict

拝啓

N1
はいけい
[haikei]
Illustration for 拝啓

Meanings

1.Noun

Dear (so and so); Dear Sir; Dear Madam; To Whom It May Concern

Examples

手紙の冒頭に拝啓と書くのが日本の礼儀だ。

Writing a formal greeting at the start of a letter is Japanese etiquette.

正式な手紙の書き出しは拝啓で始めるのが一般的だ。

I began the letter with 'Dear Sir'.

拝啓、時下ますますご清栄のことと存じます。

Dear Sir or Madam, I trust you are well and prospering.