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JLPT N4 · Noun

お陰 (okage)

お陰 (おかげ, okage) is a Japanese noun meaning “grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha)”. It is usually written in kana. It appears in JLPT N4 vocabulary lists.

Reading
おかげ
Romaji
okage
Word class
Noun
Level
JLPT N4 (unofficial)

Meaning

  1. grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); blessing · noun · usually written in kana
  2. assistance; help; aid · noun · usually written in kana
  3. effects; influence · noun · usually written in kana

Example sentences

私が今日あるのは両親のおかげである。
I owe what I am to my parents.
Tatoeba #167729

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

Kanji in お陰

陰
shade, yin, negativeイン・かげ・かげ.る · 11 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with お陰.

陰かげshade日陰ひかげshade陰気いんきgloomy

Source: JMdict entry 1001640 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.