arigato

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arigato

/ˌɑːɹiˈɡɑːtoʊ/ US
/æ-/ US
/-ɹɪ-/ US
/-ɡæ-/ US
/ˌɑːɹiˈɡɑːtəʊ/ UK
/æ-/ UK
/-ɹɪ-/ UK
/-ɡæ-/ UK

Rhymes with -ɑːtəʊ, -ætəʊ

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Japanese ありがとう (arigatō, “thank you”).

interjection

colloquial Thank you (used in the context of, or to evoke, Japanese culture). And though those arigato smiles/Stay in your memory for a while/There still seems more to come

Translations

Every language

intj “thank you”, used in the context of, or to evoke, Japanese culture

Español	arigató
한국어	아리가토 arigato, 아리가토우 arigatou, 아리가또 arigatto
日本語	ありがとう arigatō
Português	arigatô
Français	arigato, arigatô
Italiano	arigatò, arigató
Ελληνικά	αριγκατό arigkató, αριγκάτο arigkáto
Русский	аригато́ arigató
العربية	اَرِيقَاتُو arīqātū, آرِيجَاتُو ʔārījātū, أَرِيغَاتُو ʔarīḡātū
עברית	אַרִיגָטוֹ arigató

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@misc{arigato_2026,
  title = {arigato},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/arigato},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}