お世話になる

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term

Grade: 3
(ateji)

Grade: 2
(ateji)
goon kan'yōon
Alternative spelling
御世話になる

Etymology

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Literally “to become in [honorific prefix] favor”.

Verb

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()()なる (osewa ni naruintransitive godan (stem ()()になり (osewa ni nari), past ()()になった (osewa ni natta))

  1. to be much obliged to someone, to be indebted, to be grateful, trouble someone
    世話(せわ)になりました。Osewa ni narimashita.Thank you very much for everything.I am very obliged to you (for what you have done).(literally, “I have been taken care of.”)

Usage notes

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A polite expression, used in formal situations such as the workplace.

Conjugation

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See also

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