Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of お互い様(おたがいさま) in Japanese

お互い様, 御互い様, お互いさま
Kana Reading
おたがいさま
Romaji
otagaisama
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi), noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Meaning
    we are of equal status in this regard
    Example sentence
    困っているときはお互い様だろ。何があったか言ってみろよ。 Friends help each other. Just let me know what's wrong.

Examples of お互い様, 御互い様, お互いさま, おたがいさま in a sentence

Kanji in this word

御 JLPT 3

12 strokes

honorable, manipulate, govern

On'Yomi: ギョ, ゴ

Kun'Yomi: おん-, お-, み-

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互 JLPT 3

4 strokes

mutually, reciprocally, together

On'Yomi: ゴ

Kun'Yomi: たが.い, かたみ.に

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様 JLPT 3

14 strokes

Esq., way, manner, situation, polite suffix

On'Yomi: ヨウ, ショウ

Kun'Yomi: さま, さん

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