申す
- Expression
- 申す
- Category
- kenjougo (humble)
- Plain equivalent
- 言う
- Level
- N4
- When to use it
Used by the speaker in a humble way to state their own name or what they said to someone of higher status. Learners confuse it with normal polite forms like です.
- Example
私は田中と申します。 (My name is Tanaka.)