Japanese symbol for “thanksgiving”
感謝祭
かんしゃさい
Romaji: kanshasai
Thanksgiving (Day)
In Japanese, thanksgiving is 感謝祭, read かんしゃさい (kanshasai).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- n Thanksgiving (Day)
- n customer appreciation event; thank you (for your patronage) sales campaign
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “thanksgiving”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| サンクスギビング | サンクスギビング sankusugibingu | Thanksgiving (Day) |
| 感恩 | かんおん kan'on | gratitude; gratefulness; thanking |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 感じ | かんじ kanji | feeling; sense; impression |
| 感謝 | かんしゃ kansha | thanks; gratitude; appreciation |
| 感覚 | かんかく kankaku | sense; sensation; feeling |
| 感じる | かんじる kanjiru | to feel; to sense; to experience |
| 感情 | かんじょう kanjou | emotion; feeling; feelings |
| 感染 | かんせん kansen | infection; contagion; becoming infected |
| 謝罪 | しゃざい shazai | apology |
| 謝る | あやまる ayamaru | to apologize (apologise) |
| 祭り | まつり matsuri | festival; feast; matsuri |
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.