お世話になる

Japanese

Kanji in this term
世 話
せ
Grade: 3
(ateji)
わ
Grade: 2
(ateji)
goon kan’yōon
Alternative spelling
御世話になる

Etymology

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

Verb

お世(せ)話(わ)になる • (osewa ni naru) intransitive godan (stem お世(せ)話(わ)になり (osewa ni nari), past お世(せ)話(わ)になった (osewa ni natta))

  1. to be much obliged to someone, to be indebted, to be grateful, trouble someone
    お世話(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

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

Conjugation

See also

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