🌏 Region(s): Honshu
ごちそうさん【ご馳走さん・御馳走さん】 : gochisousan | define meaning
gochisousan
Definition
Expression
- An expression of gratitude and acknowledgement said after a meal; "Thank you for having prepared the food", "Thanks for the meal", "I enjoyed my meal, thank you."
Etymology
Reduction of the standard Japanese expression ごちそうさま【ご馳走様・御馳走様】 gochisousama (ibid.).
Notes
Alternative spellings: ごちょそおさん or ごちそーさん gochisoosan.
意味:ごちそうさま【ご馳走様・御馳走様】、ごちそうさまでした【ご馳走様でした・御馳走様でした】