English–Japanese

“debt of gratitude” in Japanese

Japanese

Also義理 (giri)

Romajion

先生への恩を一生忘れません。sen sei e no on o is shō wasu re ma se n

I will never forget my debt of gratitude to my teacher.

“Debt of gratitude” in Japanese is 恩 (on).

Refers to valuable help or kindness received from another person and remembered with a sense of gratitude and obligation.

彼には昔から大きな恩があります。kare ni wa mukashi ka ra ō ki na on ga a ri ma su

I have long owed him a great debt of gratitude.

恩 (on) often remains relevant even after the original help is over, which gives the word a stronger sense of lasting gratitude than ordinary kindness.

giri

noundebt of gratitude

彼に助けてもらい、義理を感じています。kare ni tasu ke te mo ra i gi ri o kan ji te i ma su

I feel a debt of gratitude to him for helping me.