頂きます
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Japanese
Japanese phrasebook
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| Kanji in this term |
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| 頂 |
| いただ Grade: 6 |
| kun'yomi |
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| 戴きます いただきます |
Etymology
The regular formal or polite conjugation of humble verb 頂く (itadaku, “to humbly receive”).[1][2]
Pronunciation
Phrase
頂きます • (itadakimasu)
Usage notes
- The "let's eat" sense is used when said before starting a meal.
This usage and intent is vaguely similar to the custom among some English speakers to say grace before a meal, as a recognition of thankfulness for the food. - At the end of a meal, Japanese speakers say ご馳走様でした (go-chisō-sama deshita, “it was a feast”).
See also
- 잘 먹겠습니다 (jal meokgetseumnida) (Korean equivalent)
Verb
頂きます • (itadakimasu)