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加護 (かご, kago) Japanese meaning: divine protection | Kotomora
Freq. Frequency Top 20,000 Conjugation 加護する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 加か 護ご する 加か 護ご しない Polite 加か 護ご します 加か 護ご しません Past polite 加か 護ご しました 加か 護ご しませんでした Past 加か 護ご した 加か 護ご しなかった Te-form 加か 護ご して 加か 護ご しないで Desire 加か 護ご したい 加か 護ご したくない Potential 加か 護ご できる 加か 護ご できない Passive 加か 護ご される 加か 護ご されない Causative 加か 護ご させる 加か 護ご させない Causative passive 加か 護ご させられる 加か 護ご させられない Volitional 加か 護ご しよう Polite volitional 加か 護ご しましょう Imperative 加か 護ご しろ 加か 護ご するな Conditional 加か 護ご すれば 加か 護ご しなければ Tara conditional 加か 護ご したら 加か 護ご しなかったら
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か
護ご
を
信しん
じ
て
いる
。
They believe in divine protection.
Praying for a safe journey, they asked the gods for their blessing.
Usage patterns 〈 神かみ 〉 の 加か 護ご を 受う ける to receive the divine protection of a god
He was under the goddess's protection during his journey.
加か 護ご を 祈いの る to pray for divine protection
The shrine maiden prayed for the people's divine protection at the shrine.
加か 護ご を 与あた える to grant divine protection
It is said that the god granted the hero divine protection.
Related words 守護 is general protection or guarding by anyone or anything, while 加護 specifically means protection granted by a deity or supernatural power.
御利益 emphasizes the tangible benefits or favors a deity grants (e.g. good fortune), while 加護 focuses on the protective, guarding aspect of divine power.
恩恵 is a broad word for any benefit or grace received, often secular, whereas 加護 is specifically the protective blessing of a god.
祝福 refers to a blessing given as an expression of goodwill (often at events like weddings), while 加護 refers to ongoing divine protection over someone.
Don't confuse with 保護 shares the kanji 護 with 加護 and also means 'protection', but it is a secular, general term used for protecting people, animals, or the environment, not divine favor.
Etymology Compound of 加 (add, apply) and 護 (protect, safeguard). The combination suggests 'applied protection', which came to mean divine protection or blessing.
