おかげ

おかげ

Japanese

Hiragana	おかげ
Kanji	お蔭 お陰 御陰 御蔭

Pronunciation

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

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

• かげ (kage)

References

1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN