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Japanese translation: 恵まれた

22:35 Sep 6, 2004
English to Japanese translations [Non-PRO]
Religion
English term or phrase: blessed
Blessed as in rich in....Example: I have been really blessed in life; I want to know the Japanese character(s) and not the word as translated into English pronounciation
Courtney
Japanese translation:恵まれた
Explanation:
恵み (megumi) is one often used noun for "blessing(s)"

恵まれた (megumareta) is "blessed"

This character was particularly popular in girl's names in the poverty following WWII. My mother-in-law is named 恵子 (Keiko, "blessed child"), a common name for parents wishing their girls to be blessed with bounty and prosperity in life.

PS - "blessed" in this sense has no religious connotations, i.e. "God bless so and so."

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Note added at 53 mins (2004-09-06 23:28:48 GMT)
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I should have said \"no specific religious connotations.\" If you were to add something about a deity in the surrounding context, 恵まれた could certainly have a religious meaning.
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4 +3恵まれた
CELC Inc
4Shukufuku sareta　祝福された
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恵まれた


Explanation:
恵み (megumi) is one often used noun for "blessing(s)"

恵まれた (megumareta) is "blessed"

This character was particularly popular in girl's names in the poverty following WWII. My mother-in-law is named 恵子 (Keiko, "blessed child"), a common name for parents wishing their girls to be blessed with bounty and prosperity in life.

PS - "blessed" in this sense has no religious connotations, i.e. "God bless so and so."

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Note added at 53 mins (2004-09-06 23:28:48 GMT)
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I should have said \"no specific religious connotations.\" If you were to add something about a deity in the surrounding context, 恵まれた could certainly have a religious meaning.


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agree  Kurt Hammond: yes, it can also mean something like "fortunate" or "lucky"; absent a subject of the sentence, it does not have SPECIFIC religious connotations.
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agree  Yohei Fukataki
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agree  Will Matter
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Shukufuku sareta　祝福された


Explanation:
Bless(ed)(ing) are commonly used in English countries, especially in the US. We see "God bless America" logo all over the place recently since 911 (an expression of Patriotism).
As for your question, because of its strong connotation to Christian idea, Shukufuku is better choice. This means God's special favor to you.

humbird
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