

有難う consists of the Chinese character 有 which translates as “ have“, “ exist“, or “ happen” and the character 難 which means “ difficult” or “ trouble“.

“Arigato” (ありがとう) means “thank you” or “thanks” and is the most common way to thank close friends and family members in Japanese. Compared to other basic Japanese phrases the English translations of “ arigato” and “ arigato gozaimasu” are straightforward and easy to understand, so here is what they mean.

Today I’m going to tell you all you need to know about the meaning of the two Japanese expressions “ arigato” (ありがとう) and “ arigato gozaimasu” (ありがとうございます).
