お疲れ様です

Japanese

Kanji in this term
つか
Grade: S
さま
Grade: 3
kun'yomi
Alternative spellings
お疲れ樣です (kyūjitai)
御疲れ様です
お疲れさまです

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) かれさまで [òtsúkáré sámá déꜜsù] (Nakadaka – [7])
  • IPA(key): [o̞t͡sɨ̥ka̠ɾe̞ sa̠ma̠ de̞sɨ̥]

Phrase

(つか)(さま)です • (o-tsukare-sama desu

  1. I appreciate your efforts, thank you very much, good work

Usage notes

The present-tense desu on the end indicates that whatever the speaker is referring to is unfinished. Compare お疲れ様でした.