感 謝 状(かんしゃじょう)

かんしゃじょう

noun

letter of appreciation; certificate of gratitude

1. letter of appreciation; certificate of gratitude

A formal certificate given by an organization such as the police, a fire department, or a company to thank someone for a good deed or long service.

感謝状(かんしゃじょう)をもらう。

To receive a letter of appreciation.

警察(けいさつ)から感謝状(かんしゃじょう)が贈(おく)られた。

A certificate of gratitude was presented by the police.

川(かわ)で溺(おぼ)れた子(こ)どもを助(たす)けた高校生(こうこうせい)に、消防署(しょうぼうしょ)が感謝状(かんしゃじょう)を贈(おく)った。

The fire department gave a certificate of gratitude to the high school student who rescued a child from drowning in the river.

感謝(かんしゃ) (gratitude) + 状(じょう) (letter, certificate). Japanese news often reports these: a citizen who caught a thief, stopped a phone scam, or saved a life receives a 感謝状(かんしゃじょう) at a small ceremony.

Common collocations

感謝状(かんしゃじょう)を贈(おく)る / 贈呈(ぞうてい)する: to present a certificate of gratitude
感謝状(かんしゃじょう)を受(う)け取(と)る: to receive one
警察署長(けいさつしょちょう)から感謝状(かんしゃじょう): a certificate from the police chief

Similar words

表彰状(ひょうしょうじょう): certificate of commendation — for achievement or excellence, such as winning a contest
賞状(しょうじょう): certificate of merit, award certificate — the general word

Related Words

Compare: 表彰状(ひょうしょうじょう) (certificate of commendation)

Compare: 賞状(しょうじょう) (certificate of merit, award certificate)

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Added 2026.9.28 9:59 · Revised 2026.9.28 9:59

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