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JLPT N5 · Greetings & phrases

ありがとう

thank you

Stroke order of ありがとう

5 characters, 14 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

あ · 3 strokesり · 2 strokesが · 5 strokesと · 2 strokesう · 2 strokes

Memory trick

ARIGATO — 'a rigid toe' stubbed, yet you still say thanks

Parts: Casual thanks; add ございます for politeness

The characters in ありがとう

  • あ あ — a (3 strokes)
  • り り — ri (2 strokes)
  • が が — ga (5 strokes)
  • と と — to (2 strokes)
  • う う — u (2 strokes)

Example sentence

手伝ってくれて、ありがとう。

てつだってくれて、ありがとう。

Thank you for helping me.

More words: Greetings & phrases

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