Word Meaning 頂きます

いただきます itadakimasu

頂きます is read as いただきます (itadakimasu) and means thank you (for the meal just served).

Meaning

English

  1. thank you (for the meal just served)
  2. I receive (this meal)

Reading

Kana

いただきます

Romaji

itadakimasu

Writing Variants

  • 戴きます いただきます itadakimasu

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 20 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Antonyms ごちそうさま Rank 18165 Priority C

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

頂戴

ちょうだい

please (give me; do for me)

頂点

ちょうてん

top (of a profession, field, etc.)

頂上

ちょうじょう

top

いただき

easy win for one

頂ける

いただける

to be able to eat

有頂天

うちょうてん

ecstasy

山頂

さんちょう

summit (of a mountain)

登頂

とうちょう

climbing to the summit

絶頂

ぜっちょう

orgasm

頭頂

とうちょう

top of the head

仏頂面

ぶっちょうづら

sour look

富士山頂

ふじさんちょう

summit of Mt. Fuji

Example Sentences

5

では、さきにひるごはんをいただきます。

Well then, I will have lunch first.

Bon appétit!

Let me introduce myself.

If you insist, I'll have another drink.

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