ご苦労

good work; thanks for your hard work

→ 御苦労

ご honorific prefix + 苦労 hardship, trouble

noun Rare #28,263

good work; thanks for your hard work Often used as ご苦労さま. It is typically said by a superior to a subordinate and can sound patronizing when used toward someone of equal or higher status.

JA: 今日もご苦労。

EN: Good work today.

Declension of 御苦労

おふくろご苦労

諸君見送りご苦労！

Everyone, thanks for seeing me off!

— 君たちはどう生きるか (2023)

私たちがおかけしたご苦労に対してどうしたら償いができるでしょう。

How can we make amends for the trouble we've caused you?

（ユパ）人質ご苦労

Hostage. Good work.

— 風の谷のナウシカ (1984)

ご苦労

Good work.

— パディントン２ (2017)

ご苦労だった

Good work.

— 自転車泥棒 (1948)

先ほどはご苦労

Thanks for your hard work earlier.

— 風の谷のナウシカ (1984)

ご苦労じゃのう

You’ve worked hard.

— 東京物語 (1953)