加護|かごkago[1]atamadaka (head-high)

Common
Definitions
  1. noun, suru verb, transitive verbdivine protection
    神かみの御ご加護かごがありますように。↗
    May God keep you!
Conjugation
Dictionary form加護する(かごする)
Polite (masu)加護します(かごします)
Negative (nai)加護しない(かごしない)
polite (masen)加護しません(かごしません)
classical zu / nu加護せず・加護せぬ(かごせず・かごせぬ)
Past (ta)加護した(かごした)
polite (mashita)加護しました(かごしました)
Past negative (nakatta)加護しなかった(かごしなかった)
polite (masen deshita)加護しませんでした(かごしませんでした)
Te form加護して(かごして)
Potential加護できる(かごできる)
Passive加護される(かごされる)
Causative加護させる(かごさせる)
Causative passive加護させられる(かごさせられる)
Conditional (ba)加護すれば(かごすれば)
tara加護したら(かごしたら)
Volitional加護しよう(かごしよう)
polite (mashou)加護しましょう(かごしましょう)
Imperative加護しろ(かごしろ)

Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym冥助みょうじょWrittenWritten word for aid the gods or Buddhas give unseen; rarely used — 「加護」 is the more common choice.
  • Synonym神助しんじょWrittenWritten word for help from the gods, as in 「天佑神助」; 「加護」 is broader, covering Buddhas as well as gods.
  • Synonym冥加みょうがWrittenBlessings from gods or Buddhas enjoyed without one's knowing, also used for being lucky; 「加護」 stresses active protection.
  • Synonym冥護みょうごWrittenWritten word for protection given unseen by gods or Buddhas; rarely used — 「加護」 is what one normally says.
  • RelatedおかげNeutralCan refer to divine protection, but today usually credits a person's help, as in 「おかげさまで」; 「加護」 is strictly divine.
  • Antonym呪いのろいNeutralA curse or spell — the direct opposite of the protection 「加護」 denotes.

Use 「加護」 for protection by gods or Buddhas, as in 「神のご加護」. Credit a person's help with 「お陰」; unseen divine aid is 「冥助」 or 「冥加」; a curse is 「呪い」.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

Japanese definitions
  1. 神仏しんぶつが力ちからで衆生しゅじょうを守まもり助たすけること。
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