おかげ

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Japanese

Alternative spellings
お蔭
お陰
御陰
御蔭

Pronunciation

Noun

おかげ (o-kage

  1. grace (of God), benevolence (of Buddha), blessing, assistance, help, aid, influence
    (わたし)成功(せいこう)はあなたのおかげである。
    Watashi no seikō wa anata no o-kage dearu.
    I owe my success to you.
    おかげさまで元気(げんき)です。
    O-kage-sama de genki desu.
    Oh, I'm fine, thank you.
    (きみ)おかげでバスに()(おく)れたよ。
    Kimi no o-kage de basu ni noriokureta yo.
    Thanks to you I missed the bus.

Usage notes

This term is often spelled in hiragana.

See also

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN