ご苦労様でした

Japanese

Japanese phrasebook

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Kanji in this term
苦	労	様
く Grade: 3	ろう Grade: 4	さま Grade: 3
on’yomi		kun’yomi

Alternative spellings
ご苦勞樣でした (kyūjitai) ご苦労さまでした 御苦労様でした

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɡo̞kɯ̟ᵝɾo̞ːsa̠ma̠ de̞ɕi̥ta̠]

Phrase

ご苦(く)労(ろう)様(さま)でした • (go-kurō-sama deshita) 

1. I appreciate your efforts, thank you very much, good work (a stock phrase usually used by a senior towards subordinates)

Synonyms

• お疲(つか)れ様(さま)でした (o-tsukare-sama deshita)