Common word› JLPT N4 › Freq. Frequency Top 1,000 Conjugation 感謝する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 感かん 謝しゃ する 感かん 謝しゃ しない Polite 感かん 謝しゃ します 感かん 謝しゃ しません Past polite 感かん 謝しゃ しました 感かん 謝しゃ しませんでした Past 感かん 謝しゃ した 感かん 謝しゃ しなかった Te-form 感かん 謝しゃ して 感かん 謝しゃ しないで Desire 感かん 謝しゃ したい 感かん 謝しゃ したくない Potential 感かん 謝しゃ できる 感かん 謝しゃ できない Passive 感かん 謝しゃ される 感かん 謝しゃ されない Causative 感かん 謝しゃ させる 感かん 謝しゃ させない Causative passive 感かん 謝しゃ させられる 感かん 謝しゃ させられない Volitional 感かん 謝しゃ しよう Polite volitional 感かん 謝しゃ しましょう Imperative 感かん 謝しゃ しろ 感かん 謝しゃ するな Conditional 感かん 謝しゃ すれば 感かん 謝しゃ しなければ Tara conditional 感かん 謝しゃ したら 感かん 謝しゃ しなかったら
Usage patterns 〈 人ひと 〉 に 感かん 謝しゃ する to be grateful to someone
I'm grateful to the teacher who supported me.
〈 事こと 〉 に 感かん 謝しゃ する to be thankful for something
I'm thankful that I made it home safely.
感かん 謝しゃ の 気き 持も ちを 込こ める to put one's feelings of gratitude into something
I wrote the letter putting all my gratitude into it.
感かん 謝しゃ の 意い を 表あらわ す to express one's gratitude (formal)
The company expressed its gratitude to its business partners.
〈 人ひと 〉 に 感かん 謝しゃ の 気き 持も ちを 伝つた える to convey one's gratitude to someone
I want to convey my gratitude to my parents.
Kanji 感 emotion, feeling, sensation 謝 apologize, thank, refuse Transitive / intransitive 感謝 is used both transitively and intransitively with する: it can take a direct target with に as in 先生に感謝する (to be grateful to the teacher), and also stand alone as 感謝している (to feel grateful).
Related words お礼 refers to a concrete expression of thanks—a gift, a note, or a polite phrase—while 感謝 is the inner feeling of gratitude itself.
謝意 is a stiff, formal word for gratitude used in official statements or business writing, whereas 感謝 is the warmer, everyday term.
感謝 is a noun/する -verb meaning 'gratitude' or 'to thank', while ありがたい is an adjective describing the feeling of being grateful or something that inspires gratitude.
感謝 is a formal noun meaning 'gratitude' used in writing or polite speech, whereas サンクス is a breezy spoken interjection among friends.
感謝する simply means 'to thank' or 'to be grateful,' whereas 恐れ入る conveys gratitude tinged with humility, as if one feels almost unworthy of the favor.
Opposites 感謝 is gratitude and goodwill toward someone, the direct opposite of the ill will expressed by 恨み .
感謝する means to feel grateful toward someone, the opposite of 恨む 's lingering resentment or grudge.
Word family· 7 big thanks; great gratitude
thank-you letter; letter of appreciation; certificate of appreciation
token of appreciation; small gift as thanks
feelings of gratitude; sense of gratitude
extremely grateful; deeply moved with gratitude
Show 2 more Show fewer Written forms 感かん 謝しゃ Usage 100%
Standard kanji spelling; high-frequency word in news and everyday use.
カンシャ Usage <1%
Etymology A Sino-Japanese compound of 感 (feel, sense) and 謝 (apologize, thank). The combination originally conveyed a sense of feeling indebted and expressing thanks, which evolved into the modern meaning of gratitude.
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