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How to say 'Thanks' in Japanese | 有り難う

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The Japanese word for Thanks is 'Arigatou', written as 有り難う in Japanese.'Thanks' in hiragana is ありがとう.

    word

    有り難う

    Meaning

    Thanks

    Reading

    ありがとう

    arigatou

    Kanji

    有Exist 難Difficult

    Explanation

    The Japanese interjection '有り難う (ありがとう)' is a common way to express gratitude, meaning 'thank you'. It is used in a wide range of situations to show appreciation, from casual to formal settings. The phrase can be modified to increase politeness, such as '有り難うございます (ありがとうございます)', which is more formal. Example sentences: Thank you for the gift「プレゼントを有り難う」(ぷれぜんとをありがとう). Thank you very much「どうも有り難うございます」(どうもありがとうございます). The term originates from the idea of something being rare or precious, hence deserving gratitude.

    Part Of Speech

    interjection

    Kanji JLPT

    N3

    Kanji Grade

    6

    Frequency

    1753

    Composition

    kanji-hiragana

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 有り難う

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    有

    Meaning

    Exist

  • kanji

    難

    Meaning

    Difficult

Hiragana in the Word 有り難う

This word contains 2 Hiragana characters :

  • hiragana

    り

    Reading

    Ri

  • hiragana

    う

    Reading

    U

Words Related to 有り難う Through the Kanji 有

These 25 Words contain the Kanji 有 as well.

  • word

    有る

    Meaning

    Exist

  • word

    有名

    Meaning

    Famous

  • word

    所有

    Meaning

    Ownership

  • word

    有効

    Meaning

    Effective

  • word

    有する

    Meaning

    Possess

  • word

    有りのまま

    Meaning

    As it is

  • word

    共有

    Meaning

    Sharing, Joint ownership

  • word

    有り難い

    Meaning

    Rare, Grateful

  • word

    有力

    Meaning

    Influential

  • word

    保有

    Meaning

    Possession

  • word

    有利

    Meaning

    Advantageous

  • word

    固有

    Meaning

    Inherent

  • word

    有

    Meaning

    Existence

  • word

    有無

    Meaning

    Existence, Non existence

  • word

    有料

    Meaning

    Fee

  • word

    有能

    Meaning

    Capable

  • word

    有機

    Meaning

    Organic

  • word

    有益

    Meaning

    Beneficial

  • word

    有限

    Meaning

    Limited

  • word

    有り様

    Meaning

    State, Condition

  • word

    特有

    Meaning

    Unique

  • word

    有害

    Meaning

    Harmful

  • word

    有り

    Meaning

    Existence

  • word

    有望

    Meaning

    Promising

  • word

    有毒

    Meaning

    Poisonous

Words Related to 有り難う Through the Kanji 難

These 8 Words contain the Kanji 難 as well.

  • word

    難い

    Meaning

    Difficult

  • word

    難しい

    Meaning

    Difficult

  • word

    有り難い

    Meaning

    Rare, Grateful

  • word

    災難

    Meaning

    Disaster

  • word

    困難

    Meaning

    Difficulty

  • word

    非難

    Meaning

    Blame, Criticism

  • word

    難

    Meaning

    Difficulty

  • word

    避難

    Meaning

    Evacuation

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'Arigatou' means 'Thanks' .

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