名刺入(めいしい)れ

めいしいれ
noun
business card case; business card holder
businesstool
1. business card case; business card holder
A small case or holder for carrying and presenting business cards. Considered an essential professional accessory in Japan, where business card exchange is a formal ritual.
革(かわ)の名刺入(めいしい)れを買(か)った。
I bought a leather business card case.
名刺入(めいしい)れから名刺(めいし)を取(と)り出(だ)した。
I took a business card out of the case.
社会人(しゃかいじん)になったお祝(いわ)いに父(ちち)から名刺入(めいしい)れをもらった。
My father gave me a business card case as a present for starting my career.

Compound of 名刺(めいし) (business card) + 入(い)れ (holder, container). In Japanese business culture, presenting and receiving a business card from a clean, well-kept case is part of basic etiquette.

Common collocations

  • 革(かわ)の名刺入(めいしい)れ: leather business card case
  • 名刺入(めいしい)れから出(だ)す: to take out of the case
  • 名刺入(めいしい)れにしまう: to put away in the case
  • 名刺入(めいしい)れを忘(わす)れる: to forget one's business card case

Cultural note

When receiving a business card from someone of higher rank, the proper etiquette is to place the received card on top of the 名刺入(めいしい)れ rather than putting it away immediately, as a sign of respect.

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Added 2026.5.14 10:41 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02
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