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おかげ様 (おかげさま) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
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Thanks to your kindness, I was able to leave the hospital safely.
Thanks to your help, I found a job.
Expressions おかげさまで thankfully; fortunately; by grace or providence · thanks to your kindness; thanks to your support; thanks to everyone's help おかげさまをもちまして thanks to your assistance; thanks to your help; thanks to your support Kanji 蔭 shade, shadow, backing assistance Related words おかげ おかげ is the plain form meaning 'thanks to' or 'owing to'. おかげ様 adds the honorific 様, making it more polite and often used in set expressions like おかげさまで.
おかげさまで This is the adverbial form of おかげ様, used as a set phrase meaning 'thanks to you' or 'fortunately'. It is more common in daily conversation than the noun form alone.
Written forms おかげ 様さま
Common mixed kana-kanji spelling. The 様 is often written in kanji in polite expressions.
お 陰かげ 様さま
Kanji spelling using 陰. Less common but still seen.
お 蔭かげ 様さま
Variant kanji spelling using 蔭. Rare.
お 陰かげ さま
Mixed kanji-kana spelling with さま in kana.
Etymology Derived from おかげ (honorific prefix お + 陰 'shadow, influence') with the polite suffix 様. The original meaning relates to the influence or protection of a deity or person, extended to general gratitude.
