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Japanese word ご苦労様: Thank you for your effort. Meanings and example sentences.

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ご苦労様 (ごくろうさま): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

ご苦労様 (ごくろうさま) means Thank you for your effort.

See example sentences below.

ご苦労様 at a glance

ご苦労様
ごくろうさまgokurousama
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Thank you for your effort
ご苦労様ごくろうさまgokurousamaN2Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning of ご苦労様

Core meaning

Thank you for your effort

Basic example sentences

Example 1

今日はご苦労様でした。

Translation

Thank you for your hard work today.

Example 2

みんな、ご苦労様です。

Translation

Everyone, thank you for your efforts.

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