おかげ

Japanese
Hiragana おかげ
Kanji お蔭
お陰
御陰
御蔭

Pronunciation

Noun

おかげ (rōmaji o-kage)

  1. grace (of God), benevolence (of Buddha), blessing, assistance, help, aid, influence
    私 (わたし)の成 (せい)功 (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 (げん)気 (き)です。
    O-kage-sama de genki desu.
    Oh, I'm fine, thank you.
    君 (きみ)のおかげでバスに乗 (の)り遅 (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. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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