感謝|かんしゃkansha[1]atamadaka (head-high)
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Definitions
- noun, suru verb, transitive verb, intransitive verbthanks; gratitude; appreciation; thankfulness
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 感謝する（かんしゃする） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 感謝します（かんしゃします） |
| Negative (nai) | 感謝しない（かんしゃしない） |
| polite (masen) | 感謝しません（かんしゃしません） |
| classical zu / nu | 感謝せず・感謝せぬ（かんしゃせず・かんしゃせぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 感謝した（かんしゃした） |
| polite (mashita) | 感謝しました（かんしゃしました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 感謝しなかった（かんしゃしなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 感謝しませんでした（かんしゃしませんでした） |
| Te form | 感謝して（かんしゃして） |
| Potential | 感謝できる（かんしゃできる） |
| Passive | 感謝される（かんしゃされる） |
| Causative | 感謝させる（かんしゃさせる） |
| Causative passive | 感謝させられる（かんしゃさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 感謝すれば（かんしゃすれば） |
| tara | 感謝したら（かんしゃしたら） |
| Volitional | 感謝しよう（かんしゃしよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 感謝しましょう（かんしゃしましょう） |
| Imperative | 感謝しろ（かんしゃしろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym謝意しゃいWrittenWritten word for gratitude, sometimes also apology; often in 「謝意を表する」. 「感謝」 is the everyday term.
- Synonymお礼おれいNeutralEveryday word for words of thanks or a thank-you gift, as in 「お礼を言う」. 「感謝」 is more formal and refers to the feeling.
- Synonym礼れいNeutralGratitude, courtesy or a bow, often in 「礼を言う」. Bare 「礼」 sounds stiffer than 「お礼」.
- Synonym謝恩しゃおんFormalFormal word for expressing thanks for a favor received, as in 「謝恩会」, a party thanking teachers at graduation. 「感謝」 is everyday gratitude.
- Related謝礼しゃれいNeutralMoney or a gift given to show thanks; a reward or honorarium. 「感謝」 is the feeling or spoken thanks, not payment.
- Related謝辞しゃじFormalFormal words of thanks, such as a speech on a formal occasion or the acknowledgements section of a thesis.
- Related謝するしゃするWrittenWritten word meaning to thank, but also to apologize or take one's leave; rare in modern Japanese.
- Related謝すしゃすWrittenThe godan form of 「謝する」; written and old-fashioned, meaning to thank or apologize. Essentially unused today.
- Antonym怨恨えんこんWrittenA grudge or enmity; the opposite of 「感謝」 as a feeling held toward another person.
Use 「感謝」 for the feeling of gratitude. Thank someone daily with 「お礼」, offer 「謝礼」 as money or a gift, deliver 「謝辞」 as a formal speech of thanks, and write 「謝意」 in formal prose. 「怨恨」 is the opposite feeling.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
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