Correct and warm. Slightly formal — it's the word on thank-you banners.

What a Japanese person actually thinks
Sincere and a bit ceremonial. You see it on retirement banners, charity posters and the back of marathon T-shirts. Positive, unsurprising.

Meaning

Literally: feel + thank
Actually: Gratitude.

Scores

Naturalness●●●●●

Very common word.

Coolness●●●●●

Two well-balanced characters. The banner association keeps it from feeling personal.

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恩 on
a debt of kindness owed

Gratitude as a specific obligation to a specific person, rather than a general feeling. Much sharper, and a concept English lacks.

On skin

感謝

Orientation: vertical

Mincho.

Correct and warm. Slightly formal — it's the word on thank-you banners.

Meaning

Scores

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