Hi, it’s Junko from Japan. Gratitude says KANSHA in Japanese. It consists of two Kanji symbols KAN and SHA. Here’s the writing for it!
KAN = feel, sense
SHA = apologize, thank, reward
What Do These Gratitude Kanji Characters Mean?
We need two Kanji symbols for gratitude. It doesn’t mean “gratitude” if you use each symbol alone. Especially, the second SHA letter is usually used for “apologize” or “sorry,” and it doesn’t give a positive impression. But when used with the first letter KAN, they make the meaning of “gratitude.”
It’s said that the KAN symbol originally described “your heart was moved by something,” and the second SHA was for “saying words.” When these two Kanji were combined, that made the meaning “you were moved by someone and told it in words.”
Based on the original Kanji letters, the Japanese word KANSHA is “to convey your grateful feelings to others”.
How Do You Say GRATEFUL in Japanese?
KANSHA is a nown. If you want to say “grateful,” it’ll be KANSHA SURU with a verb SURU. Literally meaning, KANSHA SURU means “do gratitude.”
KANSHA is a noun. If you want to say “grateful,” it’ll be KANSHA SURU with the Japanese verb SURU. Literally meaning, KANSHA SURU means “do gratitude.”
This SURU changes depending on how formal and polite you’d be. Here are some examples.
- 感謝する KANSHA SURU (original form)
- 感謝します KANSHA SHIMASU (polite)
- 感謝いたします KANSHA ITASHIMASU (formal)
- 感謝申しあげます KANSHA MOSHIAGEMASU (formal)
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