English–Japanese

“thank you” in Japanese

Japanese

Alsoサンキュー (sankyū) · どうも (dōmo)

Romajiarigatō

母にありがとうと言います。haha ni a ri ga tō to i i ma su

I say thank you to my mother.

“Thank you” in Japanese is ありがとう (arigatō).

It marks a speaker's recognition of another person's kindness, help, or gift.

手伝ってくれて、ありがとうございます。te tsuda tte ku re te a ri ga tō go za i ma su

Thank you for helping me.

今日は来てくれて、ありがとうございます。kyō wa ki te ku re te a ri ga tō go za i ma su

Thank you for coming today.

ありがとう (arigatō) is common in familiar conversation, while ありがとうございます (arigatō gozaimasu) adds politeness and is common with teachers, customers, and strangers.

sankyū

interjectionthank you

友達にサンキューと言います。tomo dachi ni sa n kyū to i i ma su

I say "thank you" to my friend.

dōmo

interjectionthanks

interjectionthank you

どうも、助かりました。dō mo tasu ka ri ma shi ta

Thanks, that helped me.