Japanese

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Etymology 1

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Alternative spellings
有り難や
有難や

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [a̠ɾʲiɡa̠ta̠ja̠]

Interjection

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ありがたや (arigataya

  1. (archaic, by extension now often humorous) thank you; I am very grateful

Etymology 2

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Alternative spellings
有り難屋
有難屋

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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ありがたや (arigatayaありがたや (arigataya)?

  1. This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.

References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN