Japanese word

賜る

Pronunciation

Romajitamawaru

Meaning

  • verbreceive

Example

社長から温かいお言葉を賜りました。sha chō ka ra atata ka i o koto ba o tamawa ri ma shi ta

I received kind words from the president.

Illustration for 賜る (receive)

More examples

皆様から貴重なご意見を賜り、心より感謝申し上げます。mina sama ka ra ki chō na go i ken o tamawa ri kokoro yo ri kan sha mō shi a ge ma su

We are sincerely grateful for the valuable opinions we received from everyone.

Core concept

Describes receiving something from a person of higher status with respect, rather than taking it as an ordinary exchange.

Common phrases

  • ご指導を賜るgo shi dō o tamawa ru

    receive someone's guidance

  • ご支援を賜るgo shi en o tamawa ru

    receive someone's support

  • ご高配を賜るgo kō hai o tamawa ru

    receive someone's consideration

Similar words

頂くitadaku: To receive something humbly from another person.
受け取るuketoru: To take or receive something directly in a neutral way.
拝受するhaijusuru: To receive something respectfully in formal written language.

Definition in Japanese

目上の人から、厚意や言葉などをうやうやしく受ける。me ue no hito ka ra kō i ya koto ba na do o u ya u ya shi ku u ke ru

Word origin

The native Japanese verb 賜る (tamawaru) is related to 賜う (tamau, "to grant"), with 賜る developing the respectful sense of receiving what a superior grants.

Usage tips

  • In formal Japanese, 賜る (tamawaru) appears in phrases such as ご支援を賜る (goshien o tamawaru), which means receiving support respectfully from those being addressed.

Other meanings

  • be grantedverb
  • be honored withverb

Opposites

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