Meaning of お陰で(おかげで) in Japanese

Japanese word definition and usage

Reading and JLPT level お陰で, 御陰で

Kana Reading おかげで

Romaji okagede

Example Sentences

お陰で, 御陰で, おかげで used in context

空輸(くうゆ)のお(ご)かげで食べ物(たべもの)に季節感(きせつかん)を感じなく(かんじる)なったというお(ご)話(はなし)です。

It's talking about how, thanks to air transport, we've lost the sense of 'season' for foodstuffs.
すっかり春奈のお天気(おてんき)モードのおかげで香の気勢(きせい)が殺げている(そげる)な。

Thanks to Haruna's "weather mode" Kaori's fervour was greatly dampened.
「みろ(みる)、お前(おまえ)のお陰で(おかげで)フラれ(ふられる)まくりだぞ」「そう？日頃の行い(ひごろのおこない)のせい(しょい)じゃない(だ)？」

Look! Thanks to you I'm getting dumped all the time. "Oh? Isn't it just because of your everyday behaviour?"
冷夏(れいか)のおかげで、ビール(ばくしゅ)の売れ行き(うれゆき)はよくなかった(よい)。

Thanks to a cold summer, beer has sold poorly.
木(き)のおかげで雨(あめ)にぬれず(ぬれる)にすんだ(すむ)。

The trees kept me out of the rain.
本命(ほんめい)と対抗馬(たいこうば)が競り合った(せりあう)お陰で(おかげで)、ダークホースの彼(あれ)が漁夫(ぎょふ)の利(り)を得たってわけだ。

Since the favorite and his rival were running against each other a dark horse like him was able to pull out in front.

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Kanji found in this word

陰 JLPT 1

shade, yin, negative, sex organs, secret, shadow

On: イン

Kun: かげ, かげ.る

11 strokes

御 JLPT 3

honorable, manipulate, govern

On: ギョ, ゴ

Kun: おん-, お-, み-

12 strokes

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