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101 Ways - How to Say Thank You in Japanese

So, why am I giving you 101 ways on how to say thank you in Japanese? Because if you
want to be a smart Japanese speaker you need variety. You can't use the same phrase again
and again like a parrot. That's why. Best of all, youll sound like a native. Good? Good.

Take this lesson & learn some thankful Japanese phrases!

Read & review: SUCCESS comes from repetition & practice!!

Understand it all with English translations
Learn tons of phrases related to "Thank you" and "gratitude"
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1.

Orei no moshiageyou mo nai.

I cannot thank you enough.
Note: super polite

2.

Orei no moshiageyou mo arimasen.

I can never thank you enough.
Note: Super polite

3.

Orei no moshiyou mo arimasen

I cannot thank you enough.
Note: Super polite

4.

Thank you. God bless you. And may God bless the United States of America.
Arigatou. Kamisama no shukufuku. Soshita kamisama ga Amerika gashuukoku wo shufuku
shimasu you ni.
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5.

I cannot thank you enough for your kindness.

Goshinsetsu ni wa orei no moushiyou mo arimasen.

6.

I cannot thank you enough for your assistance.

Gojouryoku ni tashite wa orei no moushiyou mo arimasen.

7. Thankyou

How do you say "Thank you" in Japanese?

Nihongo de wa "Thank You" wa nante iun desu ka?

8.

Fine, thank you. And you?

Genki desu, anata wa?

9.

Thank you very much for everything. He wrote it down lest he should forget it.
Iroiro to arigatou gozaimasu. Wasurenai you ni kare wa sore wo kakitometa.

10.

Thank you, brother(s).

Arigatou, buraza-.

11.

Thank you very much for all you have done.

Taihen osewa ni narimashita.

12.

Thank you (for your hard work).

Otsukare sama deshita.

13.

Thank you very much!

Doumo arigatou gozaimasu!

14.
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Thank you for your present.

Purezento wo arigatou

15.

Thank you very much.

Hontou ni arigatou.

16.

Thank you for the introduction.

Shoukai arigatou.

17.

Thanks, but no thanks.

Arigatou gozaimasu. Demo go enryo itashimasu.

18.

Hontou ni doumo.
Many thanks.

19. !

Heartfelt thanks!
Hontou ni arigatou!

20.

Thanks a lot!
Arigatou gozaimasu!

Alright, you made it through the first 20! As you can see... there aren't really 101 DIFFERENT
ways on how to say thank you in Japanese.

Basically, you get a TON of phrases related to "thanking" and showing "gratitude." All great to
know if you're even remotely interested in speaking Japanese.

21.

Thanks anyway.
Tonikaku arigatou.

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Thanks for the invite.

Shoutai arigatou.

22.

Thanks again for everything.

Iroiro arigatou.

23.

Thanks to Mr Nagata.
Nagata-san no okage desu.

24.

Thanks for your reply.

Ohenji arigatou.

25.

Thanks for the delicious meal.

Oishii shokuji wo arigatou.

26.

Thanks for the hard work.

Gokurou sama deshita.

27.

Thanks for your explanation.

Setsuimei shite kurete arigatou.

28.

Thanks for coming over tonight.

Konban wa kite kurete arigatou.

29.

A thousand thanks for your kindness.

Goshinsetsu hontou ni arigatou.

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He grunted his thanks.

Butsubutsu to rei wo itta.

31.

Thanks, that's all.

Arigatou, sore dake dayo.

32.

Thanks. See you next time.

Arigatou. De wa, mata ne.

33.

Thanks, please come again.

Maido, mata irrashai.

34.

Thanks, Yukina.
Arigatou, Yukina.

35.

Thanks, though. I appreciate it.

Koui dake uketotte oku.

36.

Thanks to you I've lost my appetite.

Anta no sei de shokuyoku wo nakushitayo.
Note: This is rude.

36.

Thanks I'm fine.

Arigatou. Mou kekkou desu.

38.

Thanks in advance.
Mae motto orei wo moshiagete okimasu.

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She bowed in thanks.

Kanojo wa arigatou to ojigi shita.

40.

Thanks so much for your good thoughts.

Okokoru tzugai doumo arigatou gozaimasu.

41.

I am grateful to them.
Watashi wa totemo karera ni kasha shiteiru.

42.

I am grateful to you for your kindness.

Anata no shinsetsu ni kansha shimasu.

43.

I am deeply grateful to you for your kindness.

Go koui wo fukaku kansha shimasu.

44.

He was grateful for your help.

Kare wa anata no tedasuke ni shitaita.

45.

I am grateful to you for your help.

Anata no go enjo ni kansha shiteimasu.

46.

I'm very grateful for your sympathy.

O kokoro tzugai ni atsuku o rei moushiagemasu.

47.

I was most grateful to Nick for his kindness.

Watashi wa nikku no shinsetsu ni kasha shiteita.

48.

We are very grateful to those people.

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Watashitachi wa sono hito ni taihen kansha shiteimasu.

49.

I should be grateful if you would stay until tomorrow.

Ashita made ite kudasaru to ureshii desu ga.

50.

We are grateful to you for your kindness.

Watashitachi wa anata no goshinsetsu ni kansha shiteimasu.

Alright, halfway point to learning 101 ways on how to say thank you in Japanese! You're smart
so you notice some words are REPEATED. Like kansha (meaning thanks or gratitude) and orei
(more formal way of saying thanks).

By the way, notice that... you can use a LOT of these phrases in conversations. Very useful for
any Japanese learner. Keep going.

51.

I am grateful to you for inviting me to the party.

Pa-ti- ni maneite itadaki kansha itashimasu.

52.

His employer was sincerely grateful for his cooperation.

Kouyomeshu wa kare no kyouryoku ni kokoro kara kansha shita.

53.

I can't express how grateful I am.

Watashi wa donna ni kansha shiteiru ka hyougen dekinai.

54.

I would be very grateful if you would help me.

Otetsudai itadakereba taihen arigatou to omoimasu.

55.

He is, quite rightly, very grateful to them.

Kare wa, kiwamete touzen no koto ga, karera ni totemo kansha shiteiru.

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We are grateful to you for your help.

Anata no go enjo ni taishite watashitachi wa kansha shiteimasu.

57.

A thousand thanks for your kindness.

Goshinsetsu hontou ni arigatou.

58.

Thanks to his advice, I have saved a lot of money.

Kare no chuukoku no okage de, watashi wa takusan no okane wo setsuyaku shita.

59.

Thank you very much for your time on the phone.

Denwa de wa, arigatou gozaimashita.

60.

Thank you very much for coming to see me.

Mukae ni kite kurete arigatou.

61.

Thank you very much for your thoughtful present.

Kokoro tsukushi no shina wo itadaki arigatou gozaimasu.

62.

Thanks for paying for the meal.

Gochisou sama deshita.

63.

Oh, thanks! How thoughtful.

O, arigatou. Ki ga kiku ne.

64.

Her smile expressed her thanks.

Kanojo no egao ga kansha no kimochi wo arawashita.

65.

NOTE: Typo corrected. Thanks for pointing it out.

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Goji naoshimashita. Goshiteki sankusu desu.

66.

She expressed her thanks for the present.

Kanojo wa okurimono ni taishite, kansha no kimochi wo arawashita.

67.

She made that offer by way of thanks.

Kanojo wa kansha no shirushi toshite sono moushide wo shita.

68.

Thanks to his initiative this association has been formed.

Kare no honeori de kono kai wa dekita.

69.

Thanks to you, the job went well.

Kimi no okage de shigoto wa umaku ikimashita.

70.

Thanks to them, I got well at last.

Karera no okage de watashi wa hatto genki ni natta.

71.

Give my thanks to your son.

Musuko-san ni boku kara arigatou to tsutaete kudasai.

72.

Thanks to his help, I finished my homework.

Kare no tetasuke no okage de, watashi wa shukudai wo owatta.

73.

I would like to express our thanks on behalf of my colleagues.

Douryou wo daihyou shite shaji wo nobemasu.

74.

Please give my best thanks to her.

Kanajo ni kureguremo orei wo itte oite kudasai.
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75.

Maiku, arigatou. Boku wa chikin ga kirainda.

Thanks, Mike. I don't like chicken.

76.

Watashi no seikou wa kimi ga tasukete kureta okage desu.

Thanks to your help, I have succeeded.

77.

It was thanks to his advice that I succeeded.

Watashi ga seikou shita no wa kare no jogen dakara da.

78.

Thanks to the heavy rain, vegetable prices rose sharply.

Gouu no tame ni, yasai no nedan ga kyuugeki ni agatta.

79.

Thanks to your help, we were successful.

Anata no enjo no okage de, watashitachi wa umaku itta.

Inside these "how to say thank you in japanese" phrases, you'll notice "thanks to" which can
also mean "because of" or "due to." Here's a tip - if it's "okage de" - it's a good thanks. If it's "no
sei," you're not thanking them, you're BLAMING them.

For example:

Mike no sei de, asobinakatta No thanks to Mike (for whatever terrible thing he did), I didn't
go out.

80.

"Would you like something to drink?" "No, but thanks for offering."
"Onomimono wa ikaga desu ka?" "Suimasen, iidesu."

81.

"Kesa wa choushi wa ikaga desu ka?" "Kanari ii desu yo, arigatou."

"How are you feeling this morning?" "Pretty good, thanks."

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Thank you for making the arrangements.

Go tei arigatou gozaimasu.

83.

Thank you for your letter.

Otegami arigatou gozaimasu.

84.

Thank you for your business.

O torihiki arigatou gozaimasu.

85.

I'm already full, thank you.

Watashi wa mou onaka ga ippai desu, arigatou gozaimasu.

86.

Kimi no shippai wa jimu no sei da.

You have Jim to thank for your failure.

87.

Thank you for calling.

Denwa shite kurete arigatou.

88.

Thank you for the information.

Oshiete itadaite arigatou.

89.

Thank you for your trouble.

O honeori kansha itashimasu.

90.

I have no words to thank you.

O rei no kotoba mo arimasen.

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You might at least say thank you.

Sukunaku to mo "arigatou" kurai itte kurete mo ii no ni.

92.

You ought to thank him.

Kimi wa kare ni kansha subeki da.

93.

"Thank you." "You are welcome".

Arigatou. Dou itashimashite.

94.

Thanks. Maybe we'll come back.

Arigatou. Mata, tsugi no hi ni kuru you ni shimasu.

95.

I don't know how to express my thanks.

Watashi ni wa kansha no kimochi no arashikata ga wakarimasen.

96.

Thanks very much for having me to dinner the other night.

Kono mae no ban wa, yuushoku ni sasotte itadaki, arigatou gozaimashita.

97.

Thanks for the tip. I'll give it a try.

Yoi koto wo kiita. Kondo tameshite miyoutto.

98.

Thank you for listening.

Go seichou arigatou gozaimashita.

99.

Thank you for the wonderful meal.

Subarashii shokuji wo arigatou.

100.

Thank you for your advice.

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Adobaisu arigatou gozaimasu.

101.

Thank you for the other day.

Senjitsu wa doumo arigatou.

And thats it. Now you know the top 101 ways on how to say thank you in Japanese.

You're right some of these aren't exactly "thanking" anyone but they use the word.

And it's ALL good to know.

- Tha Main Junkie

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P.S. If you REALLY want to learn & speak Japanese with 2,000+ Effective Audio & Video
lessons by Japanese teachers Sign up at JapanesePod101 (click here) and start learning!
I recommend it as a learner & as a teacher. Great online learning program. Okay, lets move on.

- The Main Junkie

Linguajunkie.com