arigato

[ah-ree-gah-taw, ahr-ee-gah-toh]

interjection

Japanese.

1. thank you.

Word History and Origins

Origin of arigato¹

First recorded in 1965–70

Example Sentences

“Arigato gozaimasu,” added Marks in thanks after reading the translations of Sanada’s remarks.

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In the mid-2000s, Yuriko launched the Arigato Project, a volunteer effort to stage a group of Graham dances that had passed into the public domain.

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“Arigato means thank you in Japanese,” she told the publication DanceView Times.

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Pierre Gasly and home favorite Yuki Tsunoda’s AlphaTauris had “Arigato” — Japanese for thank you — written on the rear wings.

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But there's mock horror when the singer shouts "arigato", the Japanese word for thank you, at the end of one of the shows.

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When To Use

What does arigato mean?

Arigato means “thank you” in Japanese.The phrase domo arigato, popularized in the West in the song "Mr. Roboto" by Styx, means "thank you very much."