How to say "blessed" in Japanese
Choosing the right word
- 福者ふくしゃnoun (suffix)This is a noun, not the adjective: it names a person beatified by the Catholic Church, one step short of sainthood — the capitalized '(the) Blessed'. Otherwise it is seldom the word you want.
- 冥加みょうがna-adjectiveCovers 'blessed' in the sense of fortunate or lucky. A less common word, it is not the everyday go-to; it suits saying that someone is blessed with good luck or fortune.
Use 冥加 only for the 'fortunate, lucky' sense of blessed, and even then sparingly; 福者 is not an adjective at all but the noun '(the) Blessed', the Catholic title for a beatified person.
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