JLPT N2 · Expression

おかげさまで (okagesamade)

おかげさまで is a Japanese expression meaning “thankfully; fortunately”. It is usually written in kana. It appears in JLPT N2 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading
おかげさまで
Romaji
okagesamade
Word class
Expression
Level
JLPT N2 (unofficial)

Meaning

  1. thankfully; fortunately; luckily; by God's grace; under the gods' shadow · expression · polite, usually written in kana
  2. thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support; thanks to your efforts · expression · polite, usually written in kana

Example sentences

おかげさまで助かりました。
Thank you very much for your help.

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Source: JMdict entry 1270220 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.