謝意|しゃいshai[1]atamadaka (head-high)

1. noungratitude; thanks
   彼女かのじょは自分じぶんの本ほんの中なかで彼かれの助力じょりょくに謝意しゃいを述のべた。↗

   She acknowledged his help in her book.
2. nounapology

• Synonym感謝かんしゃNeutralThe everyday word for gratitude and by far the most common; 「謝意」 is more formal and written in flavour, and can also convey apology.
• Synonymお礼おれいNeutralThanks or a thank-you gift; the most common choice in speech, where 「謝意」 would sound stiffly formal.
• Related謝礼しゃれいNeutralMoney or a gift offered to show thanks, as in 「謝礼金」; a tangible token of gratitude rather than the feeling or its expression in words.
• Related謝辞しゃじNeutralWords of thanks, spoken or written, such as the acknowledgements in a thesis; the focus is on the wording, not the feeling itself.
• RelatedありがたさNeutralThe feeling that something is precious or a blessing; it weighs how grateful a favor makes you feel, rather than naming thanks itself.
• Related謝恩しゃおんNeutralThanking someone for a favor received, as in 「謝恩会」 or 「謝恩セール」; 「謝意」 is the broader term for the feeling of gratitude.
• Antonym敵意てきいNeutralAntonym: hostility, the wish to harm or oppose someone; it stands opposite 「謝意」 as a feeling of gratitude.
• Antonym恨みうらみNeutralAntonym: resentment or a grudge held against someone; the opposite of a grateful heart.

Use 「謝意」 in formal settings to express gratitude or apology, as in 「謝意を表する」. In daily life say 「感謝」 or 「お礼」; for money or gifts given as thanks use 「謝礼」, and for words of thanks 「謝辞」.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

1. 感謝かんしゃする気持きもち。
2. 謝罪しゃざいする気持きもち。