おかげ

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Japanese[edit]

Alternative spellings
お蔭
お陰
御陰
御蔭

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

おかげ • (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 de aru.
    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[edit]

This term is often spelled in hiragana.

See also[edit]

References[edit]

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