ください

This is the 367th most frequent Japanese word.


ください

"Please" (used to make polite requests).


In this context, ください is used as a polite request to ask for an object.

鉛筆をください。

Please give me a pencil.


Here, ください follows a verb (説明する), making a polite request for an action to be performed.

もう一度説明してください。

Please explain once more.


In this sentence, ください is part of a polite instruction conveyed using humble language.

こちらにお名前をお書きください。

Please write your name here.