おかげ

Japanese
Alternative spellings
お蔭
お陰
御陰
御蔭

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) おかげ [òkágé] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [o̞ka̠ɡe̞]

Noun

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

This term is often spelled in hiragana.

See also

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