申します

Expression: 申します
Category: keigo
Plain equivalent: 言います
Level: N4
When to use it: Used by the speaker to humbly state their own name or what they said to someone of higher status. A mistake learners make is applying it to the listener's speech.
Example: 田中と申します。よろしくお願いいたします。 (My name is Tanaka. Pleased to meet you.)