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お疲れさま

おつかれさま · otsukaresama

thanks for your work (greeting)

JLPT N5 expression

Not a comment on how tired someone looks. At work it is the everyday hello, goodbye, and thank-you-for-your-effort all at once.

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Example sentences

  • です。

    Otsukaresama desu.

    Thanks for your work.

  • もでした。

    Kyou mo otsukaresama deshita.

    Good work again today.

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