〜おかげで
N3okage de
thanks to; because of (good result)
Formation
Verb-plain / i-Adj / na-Adj + な / Noun + の + おかげで
Chinese meanings
多亏;幸亏
Chinese formation
动词普通形/い形容词/な形容词+な/名词+の+おかげで
Chinese usage
表示某原因带来好结果,常含感谢之意。
Chinese notes
也可反讽地用于坏结果;せいで通常表示归咎。
Examples
- 先輩が手伝ってくれたおかげで、仕事が早く終わった。Thanks to my senior colleague's help, the work was finished early.多亏前辈帮忙,工作提前完成了。
- 薬が効いたおかげで、熱が下がった。Thanks to the medicine, my fever went down.多亏药起了作用,烧退了。
- 駅が近いおかげで、雨の日も楽に通勤できる。Because the station is close by, commuting is easy even on rainy days.多亏车站近,下雨天通勤也很方便。
Notes
Cause of a good result, with a feeling of gratitude. Sometimes used sarcastically for a bad result (君のおかげで遅刻したよ). Compare 〜せいで (blame).
#reason#result#emotion
Related N3 grammar
Use this entry in code
import { getGrammarById } from 'kotowa';
getGrammarById('okage-de');
{
"id": "okage-de",
"pattern": "〜おかげで",
"romaji": "okage de",
"level": "N3",
"meaning": "thanks to; because of (good result)",
"formation": "Verb-plain / i-Adj / na-Adj + な / Noun + の + おかげで",
"examples": [
{
"ja": "先輩が手伝ってくれたおかげで、仕事が早く終わった。",
"furigana": "{先輩|せんぱい}が{手伝|てつだ}ってくれたおかげで、{仕事|しごと}が{早|はや}く{終|お}わった。",
"en": "Thanks to my senior colleague's help, the work was finished early."
},
{
"ja": "薬が効いたおかげで、熱が下がった。",
"furigana": "{薬|くすり}が{効|き}いたおかげで、{熱|ねつ}が{下|さ}がった。",
"en": "Thanks to the medicine, my fever went down."
},
{
"ja": "駅が近いおかげで、雨の日も楽に通勤できる。",
"furigana": "{駅|えき}が{近|ちか}いおかげで、{雨|あめ}の{日|ひ}も{楽|らく}に{通勤|つうきん}できる。",
"en": "Because the station is close by, commuting is easy even on rainy days."
}
],
"tags": [
"reason",
"result",
"emotion"
],
"notes": "Cause of a good result, with a feeling of gratitude. Sometimes used sarcastically for a bad result (君のおかげで遅刻したよ). Compare 〜せいで (blame).",
"zh": {
"source_hash": "3f2f77aad28e3f53f5866de2a8f55eee011e2e734166b9554929710b338546db",
"meanings": [
"多亏",
"幸亏"
],
"formation": "动词普通形/い形容词/な形容词+な/名词+の+おかげで",
"explanation": "表示某原因带来好结果,常含感谢之意。",
"notes": "也可反讽地用于坏结果;せいで通常表示归咎。",
"examples": [
{
"ja": "先輩が手伝ってくれたおかげで、仕事が早く終わった。",
"zh": "多亏前辈帮忙,工作提前完成了。"
},
{
"ja": "薬が効いたおかげで、熱が下がった。",
"zh": "多亏药起了作用,烧退了。"
},
{
"ja": "駅が近いおかげで、雨の日も楽に通勤できる。",
"zh": "多亏车站近,下雨天通勤也很方便。"
}
],
"references": [
"sources/grammar/n3.json#okage-de",
"Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
],
"status": "reviewed",
"reviewer": "Codex",
"review_method": "ai",
"reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
"review_hash": "7d1e8eb20d0b288da1218788567a81065081baabeb0852541f5c67001fac3a22"
}
}