ご苦労様

Japanese

Kanji in this term
苦 労 様
く
Grade: 3 		ろう
Grade: 4 		さま
Grade: 3
Alternative spelling
ご苦勞樣 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) ごくろーさま [gòkúꜜròòsàmà] (Nakadaka – [2])
  • IPA(key): [ɡo̞kɯ̟ɾo̞ːsa̠ma̠]

Phrase

ご苦(く)労(ろう)様(さま) • (gokurōsama) 

  1. Thanks for your hard work!

Usage notes

- This is used by the higher senpai to a lower kouhai to appreciate the efforts they have exerted for a certain task or project. お疲れ様 (otsukaresama) must be used in turn by the kouhai instead of this phrase, otherwise it will sound very condescending.

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