応援してくれてありがとう
ōen shite kurete arigatō
In Japanese, 'thank you for supporting me' is expressed as 応援してくれてありがとう (ōen shite kurete arigatō).
This phrase is used to thank someone for providing emotional encouragement or for cheering for your success.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase literally breaks down to 'support (doing) [and] for me, thank you'.
Is there a formal and an informal way to say it?
The informal form is 応援してくれてありがとう, which should be used with friends, family or peers. For a polite version suitable for use with teachers, bosses or an audience, add gozaimasu to the end to say 応援してくれてありがとうございます. There is also a formal version, 応援していただきありがとうございました, which specifically mentions the support and adds a humble expression of receiving that support.
How does it change in a sentence?
The part of the phrase 応援してくれて indicates that the person performed the action of supporting specifically for the benefit of the speaker.
How do you pronounce it?
ōen shite kurete arigatō
Did you know?
- In idol culture and fan communities, the concept of 'support' is so central that fans often refer to their own act of cheering as 推し活 (oshikatsu), a specialized term for activities done to support one's favorite person.
- The word 応援 (ōen) originally described the act of shouting words of encouragement to athletes from the sidelines of a sports field.
- While 応援 refers to emotional support, the Japanese language uses a completely different word, 支援 (shien), when referring to financial or material support.
Examples in context
- 先日のプレゼンテーションでのサポート、本当にありがとうございました。Thank you very much for your support during the presentation the other day.
- 昨日の手伝い、本当にありがとう！Thanks a lot for helping me yesterday!
- すぐに助けてくれてありがとう！助かったよ。Thank you so much for helping me right away! I really appreciate it.
- いつも応援してくれてありがとう。Itsumo ouen shite kurete arigatou.Thank you for always supporting me.
- 最後まで応援してくれてありがとう。Saigo made ouen shite kurete arigatou.Thank you for supporting me until the end.
- 大変な時、応援してくれてありがとう。Taihen na toki, ouen shite kurete arigatou.Thank you for supporting me during a hard time.
Example conversation
After Misaki wins a competition, she talks to Kenta.
- 美咲 Misakiやっと優勝できたよ！Yatto yuushou dekita yo!I finally won!
- 健太 Kenta本当におめでとう、美咲。Hontou ni omedetou, Misaki.Congratulations, Misaki.
- 美咲 Misaki健太、応援してくれてありがとう。Kenta, ouen shite kurete arigatou.Kenta, thank you for supporting me.
- 健太 Kenta君の努力が実ったんだよ。Kimi no doryoku ga miitta n da yo.Your hard work paid off.
