감사

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gratitude, thanks

🙏 感謝 = feel (감) + thank (사): felt thanks, as in 감사합니다

From hanja 感謝. 감 (感) means to feel, the same 감 as in 감정 (emotion) and 감동 (being moved). 사 (謝) means to thank, also found in 사과 (apology). Gratitude is literally thanks that you feel. Same word as Chinese 感谢 gǎnxiè and Japanese 感謝 kansha.

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