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有難う御座います is one Kanji spelling. However, I thought, 'is ございます here an
auxilliary verb, and thus are the Kanji incorrect?' Should the proper spelling
be 有難うございます?
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word-choice kanji orthography spelling
The Kanji for ありがとうございます
[Jisho
says](http://jisho.org/word/%E6%9C%89%E9%9B%A3%E3%81%86%E3%81%94%E3%81%96%E3%81%84%E3%81%BE%E3%81%99)
you can use both forms:

  * 有り【あり】難う【がとう】ございます
  * 有り【あり】難う【がとう】御座います【ございます】

Even though I suppose Japanese only use the kanji on formal texts. The kana-
way is probably better for a daily-basis use, as [mentioned
here](http://www.japan-guide.com/forum/quereadisplay.html?0%20127419).
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ありがとうございます is a greeting which was lexicalized long ago, and I don't think
it's a good idea to analyze it like this and try to apply the modern style
guideline.

And while most of the recent style guidelines do say hiragana should be used
for auxiliary verbs, this is not a strict rule. Not many people strictly
follow this in daily life. I can't say, for example, 起きて下さい or 見て貰う are
_incorrect_.

At any rate, the most common form of this greeting is ありがとうございます, in all-
hiragana. 有難うございます is usually acceptable, but it looks a bit too stilted by
today's standards, and a strict person may stop you from using this in a
business email.
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