Illustration: At adjoining apartment doorways, two neighbors have exchanged small acts of help. One holds a recovered child's mitten and is beginning to rise from a grateful bow.

JLPT N5expressionLevel estimated by Bebop

こちらこそ

kochira koso

the pleasure is mine, likewise

Used to return thanks, greetings or apologies. Note written by AI.

Example sentences

こちらこそ。
The pleasure is mine.
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こちらこそ、はじめまして。
Nice to meet you too.
Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source
こちらこそ、よろしくお願ねがいします。
Nice to meet you too.
Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

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