どう致しまして

Japanese

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Kanji in this term
致
いた
Grade: S
kun'yomi

Etymology

どう (dō, “how”) + 致(いた)しまして (itashimashite, “doing”, humble 連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 致(いた)す (itasu)). Literally, “doing/having done what”, ostensibly elliptical of a phrase such as, “doing what did I earn this appreciation?”, implying that the speaker did not do anything so worthy of the other person's thanks.

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [do̞ː ita̠ɕima̠ɕi̥te̞]

Phrase

どう致(いた)しまして • (dō itashimashite) 

  1. you're welcome, my pleasure, no problem

Usage notes

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