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: 4150

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

おかげさまを持もちまして

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)

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)