arigato

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US/ˌɑːɹiˈɡɑːtoʊ/US/æ-/US/-ɹɪ-/US/-ɡæ-/

interjection

Thank you (used in the context of, or to evoke, Japanese culture).

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Meanings

interjection
  1. colloquialThank 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

    1974, Neville "Noddy" Holder, Jim Lea, “Far Far Away”, in Slade in Flame (UK 7" vinyl single, 11 Oct 1974; UK LP as either 12" vinyl or cassette tape, 29 Nov 1974; US 12" vinyl LP, 1975 ?June), performed by Slade, Polydor (London, UK) 2058 522, 2442 146, 3170 209; Warner Bros (Los Angeles, USA) BS 2865; no US 7" release; no US LP release till 1975

Origin

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

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Translations

Arabic اَرِيقَاتُو, آرِيجَاتُو
  • اَرِيقَاتُو (arīqātū)“thank you”, used in the context of, or to evoke, Japanese culture
  • آرِيجَاتُو (ʔārījātū)“thank you”, used in the context of, or to evoke, Japanese culture
  • أَرِيغَاتُو (ʔarīḡātū)“thank you”, used in the context of, or to evoke, Japanese culture
Catalan arigató
  • arigató“thank you”, used in the context of, or to evoke, Japanese culture
Czech arigató
  • arigató“thank you”, used in the context of, or to evoke, Japanese culture
Dutch arigato
  • arigato“thank you”, used in the context of, or to evoke, Japanese culture
Finnish arigato
  • arigato“thank you”, used in the context of, or to evoke, Japanese culture
French arigato, arigatô
  • arigato“thank you”, used in the context of, or to evoke, Japanese culture
  • arigatô“thank you”, used in the context of, or to evoke, Japanese culture
Greek αριγκατό, αριγκάτο
  • αριγκατό (arigkató)“thank you”, used in the context of, or to evoke, Japanese culture
  • αριγκάτο (arigkáto)“thank you”, used in the context of, or to evoke, Japanese culture
Hebrew אַרִיגָטוֹ
  • אַרִיגָטוֹ (arigató)“thank you”, used in the context of, or to evoke, Japanese culture
Hungarian arigató
  • arigató“thank you”, used in the context of, or to evoke, Japanese culture
Italian arigatò, arigató
  • arigatò“thank you”, used in the context of, or to evoke, Japanese culture
  • arigató“thank you”, used in the context of, or to evoke, Japanese culture
Japanese ありがとう
  • ありがとう (arigatō)“thank you”, used in the context of, or to evoke, Japanese culture
Korean 아리가토, 아리가토우
  • 아리가토 (arigato)“thank you”, used in the context of, or to evoke, Japanese culture
  • 아리가토우 (arigatou)“thank you”, used in the context of, or to evoke, Japanese culture
  • 아리가또 (arigatto)“thank you”, used in the context of, or to evoke, Japanese culture
Polish arigato
  • arigato“thank you”, used in the context of, or to evoke, Japanese culture
Portuguese arigatô
  • arigatô“thank you”, used in the context of, or to evoke, Japanese culture
Russian аригато́
  • аригато́ (arigató)“thank you”, used in the context of, or to evoke, Japanese culture
Slovak arigató
  • arigató“thank you”, used in the context of, or to evoke, Japanese culture
Spanish arigató
  • arigató“thank you”, used in the context of, or to evoke, Japanese culture
Ukrainian аріґато
  • аріґато (arigato)“thank you”, used in the context of, or to evoke, Japanese culture
Yiddish אַריגאַטאָ
  • אַריגאַטאָ (arigato)“thank you”, used in the context of, or to evoke, Japanese culture

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with arigato

tomatolegatoGuanajuatogelatovibratostaccatogateaumacchiatoLovatoannatto
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Cite this entry
APA

arigato. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/arigato

MLA

“arigato.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/arigato. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “arigato,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/arigato.

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