Meaning

Primary

Thank You

Alternatives

That's Enough For Today, Good Work

Word Type

expression

Explanation

You are a 疲れ (tired) (honorific that kind of refers to whoever's being mentioned with this word). You say this to people after a day of hard work or after a good practice, etc. お疲れ様でした! I suppose the assumption here is that everyone worked until they were tired, so it was a good work, and then you thank them for it and mention how tired everyone is.

Reading

おつかれさま
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

The reading comes from 疲れ and , combined together into one word.

Context

Context Sentences

私の妻は私の背広をハンガーに掛ける時に、「今日も一日お仕事お疲れ様でした」といつも言ってくれるんです。

When my wife puts my jacket on the hanger she always says, "Thank you for working hard again today."

Kanji Composition