Definition of 頂きます (いただきます)

いただ

頂きます

いただきます

itadakimasu

expression
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thank you (for the meal just served), I receive (this meal)(usually kana)
Other readings:
いただきます《戴きます》
Related Kanji
頂 place on the head, receive, top of head, top, summit, peak
戴 be crowned with, live under (a ruler), receive