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ご苦労さん (ごくろうさん) — I appreciate your efforts | Kumi Dictionary

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Kanji Vocab
ご苦労さん

ご苦労さん

ご苦く労ろうさん

I appreciate your efforts

Kanji Vocab Work & Career23 strokes

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御苦労さん

ごくろうさん

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I appreciate your efforts

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Kanji that make up this word

くる.しい・-ぐる.しい・くる.しむ・くる.しめる・にが.い・にが.る…(1)

suffering・trial・worry・hardship・feel bitter…(1)

ろう.する・いたわ.る・いた.ずき・ねぎら・つか.れる・ねぎら.う…(1)

labor・thank for・reward for・toil・trouble

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