'Yoroshiku' is a grammatical form of 'yoroshii', which is polite form of 'good, pleasant, all right, acceptable, etc'. 'Onegai shimasu' is polite way of saying 'I ask of you, I request that you..., etc', mostly translated to 'please' in English.
Putting the literal meanings together you can translate 'yoroshiku onegaishimasu' to something like 'please treat me well'.
You'll typically want to echo the sentiment, either by repeating 'yoroshiku onegaishimasu' yourself, or by saying 'kochira koso yoroshiku'. Less formally, you could say, 'kocchi koso'.
The standard for a typical, polite introduction is as follows: "Hajimemashite. (Name) desu. Yoroshiku onegaishimasu."
In response to "yoroshiku onegaishimasu," a common reply is "こちらこそよろしくお願いします" (Kochira koso yoroshiku onegaishimasu), which translates to "Likewise, please take care of me." This conveys mutual respect and a desire for a good relationship. It's a polite way to acknowledge the sentiment behind the phrase.
Yoroshiku onegaishimasu is literal of "please take care of me" said to say "Nice to meet you"
Onegaishimasu is Japanese for "Please?"
There are several ways to say "please," many of them indirect. However, two more direct ways of saying please are "kudasai" following the "-te" form of a verb and "onegaishimasu."
"namae" if you are talking about your name ex:my name is~watashi no namae WA (your name) desu. "o namae" if its someone else's name ex:what is your name?~anata WA o namae nan desu ka?
It means "(Give me some) water please."
Among other ways, 'kudasai' and 'onegaishimasu' mean "please."
there's two ways to say "nice to meet you".- 初めまして。(hajime mashite), or- どうぞよろしく。(doozo yoroshiku)Or you also can say both, "hajime mashite, doozo yoroshiku".
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onegaishimasu kudasai dozo all are please just have different uses