JapanLingo

提案ていあん

teian

proposal

N3

How to remember this word

提案 is putting an idea on the table — “how about we do it this way?” It works in meetings and in pull requests alike.

Example sentences

Example 1

kaigi de atarashii aidea o teian shimashita.

I proposed a new idea in the meeting.

Example 2

ii teian na node, buchou mo sansei shite kureru to omoimasu.

It is a good proposal, so I think the manager will agree too.