Quick answer
ご苦労様 (ごくろうさま (gokurousama)) means "thank you (for your hard work)". The reading is ごくろうさま (gokurousama). Audio pronunciation and kanji breakdown are below.
Meaning
thank you (for your hard work)
Also : I appreciate your efforts · Thank you for your hard work · good job · well done
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The word ご苦労様 (ごくろうさま) means 'Thank you for your hard work'. Think of each kanji component contributing to the overall meaning of thank you for your hard work.
Example Sentences
長時間の作業、ご苦労様でした。
ちょうじかんのさぎょう、ごくろうさまでした。
Thank you for your hard work on the long task.
遠くまで来てくださり、ご苦労様です。
とおくまできてくださり、ごくろうさまです。
Thank you for coming all this way.
Kanji in this word
Grammar to study at this level
- [Noun] + に伴い～に伴い (ni tomonai) - Along with / In accordance with
- [Noun] + をはじめ～をはじめ (wo hajime) - Starting with / Including
- [Noun] + に応じて～に応じて (ni oujite) - According to / In response to
- [Noun] + から + [Noun] + にかけて～にかけて (ni kakete) - From...to / In the area of
- [Noun] + に限り～に限り (ni kagiri) - Limited to / Only
Last updated Jun 5, 2026
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