サンキュー

also: サンキュ · センキュー · センキュ

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Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 10,000

Meanings

Casual interjection borrowed from English; used among friends or in informal situations. Not appropriate in formal settings.

ありがとうN4
ありがとう is the standard, neutral-to-polite way to say thanks, while サンキュー is a casual English loanword used mainly among friends.
どうもN4
どうも is a mild, everyday way to say thanks (often short for どうもありがとう), whereas サンキュー signals a breezy, English-influenced casualness.
サンクス
サンキュー and サンクス are both casual loanword renderings of English 'thank you,' but サンキュー sounds slightly friendlier and more widely used in speech, while サンクス feels a bit more clipped and text/pop-culture-ish.
メルシー
サンキュー is an English-derived casual 'thank you' that is more widely used than メルシー, which borrows from French instead.

ありがとうございますpolite 丁寧語N5
ありがとうございます is the polite form used with strangers or superiors, while サンキュー is a slangy casual form only for close friends.

サンキュー事じ故こ
traffic accident caused by a driver thanking another driver for yielding
ノーサンキュー
No, thank you
サンキューカード
thank-you card

Loanword from English 'thank you', adapted into Japanese katakana. The pronunciation サンキュー is a common approximation.