Japanese symbol for “mercifully”
ありがたい事に
ありがたいことに
Romaji: arigataikotoni
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; mercifully
In Japanese, mercifully is ありがたい事に, read ありがたいことに (arigataikotoni).
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Meanings
- exp thankfully; fortunately; luckily; mercifully
Written forms: ありがたい事に、有り難いことに、有り難い事に. Readings: ありがたいことに.
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 仕事 | しごと shigoto | work; job; labor |
| 事件 | じけん jiken | event; affair; incident |
| 記事 | きじ kiji | article; news story; report |
| 事業 | じぎょう jigyou | business; enterprise; venture |
| 事故 | じこ jiko | accident; incident; trouble |
| 事実 | じじつ jijitsu | fact; truth; reality |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.