JLPT N5 · Greetings & phrases
いただきます
let's eat (before meals)
Stroke order of いただきます
6 characters, 21 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.
い · 2 strokesた · 4 strokesだ · 6 strokesき · 4 strokesま · 3 strokesす · 2 strokes
Memory trick
ITADAKIMASU — 'it a dock, he mass' of food: dig in!
Parts: Set phrase said before eating; humble 'I receive'
The characters in いただきます
Example sentence
いただきます。おいしそうですね。
Let's eat. It looks delicious.
More words: Greetings & phrases
こんにちはhello; good afternoonこんばんはgood eveningおはようgood morning (casual)おはようございますgood morning (polite)さようならgoodbyeおやすみなさいgood nightありがとうthank youありがとうございますthank you (polite)どうもthanks; hiすみませんexcuse me; sorryごめんなさいI'm sorryごちそうさまでしたthanks for the mealはじめましてnice to meet youどうぞよろしくpleased to meet youおねがいしますplease (requesting)