This is the 5789th most frequent Japanese word.
ねぎらい
"ねぎらい" means "appreciation or gratitude for someone's effort or hard work."
Here, 'ねぎらい' means to appreciate or acknowledge someone's efforts, commonly expressed through words or actions to convey gratitude.
彼の努力をねぎらい、皆で感謝の言葉を贈った。
We acknowledged his effort and expressed words of gratitude together.
In this context, 'ねぎらい' is used to refer to the teacher's act of recognizing and valuing the students' dedication and hard work.
先生は学生たちの献身的な活動をねぎらいました。
The teacher appreciated the students' dedicated activities.
Here, 'ねぎらい' is described in a general sense as an act of expressing gratitude or recognition, indicating its positive effect on morale or spirit.