おかげ
Meanings
Noun
Usually written in kana
1. grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); blessing
2. assistance; help; aid
3. effects; influence
Pitch accent
かげ
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Composed of
honorific/polite/humble prefix
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
Used in vocabulary (8 in total)
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
(someone's) assistance; help; aid; grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); blessing
(someone's) assistance; help; aid; grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); blessing
Examples (13 in total)
This company owes its success to him.
He owes his success to his parents.
I owe it to my mother that I was able to overcome my difficulties.
To whom do we owe the discovery of penicillin?
I owe it to you that I am still alive.
My success was due to your help.
Most of the credit for our success goes to you.
He owes his success only to good luck.
I owe it to my uncle that I succeeded in my business.
I owe my success to her assistance.
I owe it to Mr Smith that I was able to overcome my difficulties.
She said, "I owe it to him that I am popular."
I owe what I am today to Dr. Brown, who saved my life.