おかげ – Vocabulary details

おかげ

Meanings

Noun

Usually written in kana

1. grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); blessing

2. assistance; help; aid

3. effects; influence

Alt. forms

Pitch accent

お

かげ

Used in: 4117

Composed of

お

honorific/polite/humble prefix

かげ

shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes

Used in vocabulary (8 in total)

おかげで

thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...

おかげさま

(someone's) assistance; help; aid; grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); blessing

おかげ様さま

(someone's) assistance; help; aid; grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); blessing

おかげをもちまして

thanks to your assistance; thanks to your help; thanks to your support

おかげさまをもちまして

thanks to your assistance; thanks to your help; thanks to your support

おかげを持もちまして

thanks to your assistance; thanks to your help; thanks to your support

おかげまいり

mass Ise pilgrimage (occurring intermittently during the Edo period)

おかげさまを持もちまして

thanks to your assistance; thanks to your help; thanks to your support

Examples (13 in total)

会かい社しゃの成せい功こうは彼かれのおかげだ。

This company owes its success to him.

彼かれの成せい功こうは両りょう親しんのおかげです。

He owes his success to his parents.

困こん難なんを切きり抜ぬけられたのは母ははのおかげだ。

I owe it to my mother that I was able to overcome my difficulties.

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Meanings

Alt. forms

Pitch accent

Composed of

Used in vocabulary (8 in total)

Examples (13 in total)