お疲れ様です

Japanese

Japanese phrasebook

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Kanji in this term
疲	様
つか Grade: S	さま Grade: 3
kun'yomi

Alternative spelling
お疲れ樣です (kyūjitai)

Alternative forms

• 御疲(おつか)れ様(さま)です, お疲(つか)れさまです (o-tsukare-sama desu)
• お疲(つか)れ様(さま), 御疲(おつか)れ様(さま) (o-tsukare-sama)
• お疲(つか)れ, 御疲(おつか)れ, 御疲(おつかれ) (o-tsukare)
• (humorous) お疲(つか)れちゃん (o-tsukare-chan)
• (Internet slang) 乙(おつ) (otsu)

Phrase

お疲(つか)れ様(さま)です • (o-tsukare-sama desu) 

1. I appreciate your efforts, thank you very much, good work

Usage notes

The desu on the end indicates that whatever the speaker is referring to is unfinished. Compare お疲れ様でした.

Related terms

• お疲(つか)れ様(さま)でした (o-tsukare-sama deshita)