English–Japanese

“thanks” in Japanese

Japanese

Alsoどうも (dōmo) · 礼 (rei)

Romajiorei

友達にお礼を言います。tomo dachi ni o rei o i i ma su

I say thank you to my friend.

“Thanks” in Japanese is お礼 (orei).

Expresses gratitude through words, actions, or a gift in response to someone's kindness.

先生にお礼を言います。sen sei ni o rei o i i ma su

I say thank you to my teacher.

親切にしてくれた人へ、お礼の手紙を書きました。shin setsu ni shi te ku re ta hito e o rei no te gami o ka ki ma shi ta

I wrote a thank-you letter to the person who was kind to me.

Although お礼 (orei) means thanks or gratitude, it is a noun rather than the spoken equivalent of the English interjection thanks.

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.

rei

nounthanks

友達に礼を言います。tomo dachi ni rei o i i ma su

I thank my friend.