Kana: めぐむ
Kanji: 恵む / 恤む
Romaji: megumu

Type: Verb
Meaning: to bless, to show mercy to, to give (money, etc.)
JLPT level: N1

Example sentences:

彼氏が裕福で、生い立ちも恵まれている。
Her boyfriend is wealthy and has a good upbringing.
Kareshi ga yuufuku de, oitachi mo megumarete iru.

経済的に恵まれない子供たちが厳しい入試をパスできるようにしようといるのだ。学費は半年で４ドルほどだ。
They were trying to help economically disadvantaged students prep for the rigorous entry exam. They charged about four dollars for a semester of classes.
Keizai-teki ni megumarenai kodomo-tachi ga kibishii nyuushi o pasu dekiru you ni shiyou to iru no da. Gakuhi wa hantoshi de yon-doru hodo da.

そろそろ、運に恵まれた自分がこれまでに得てきたものの一部を世の中に還元すべきときだと思ってね。
I thought it was time to give back to the world some of what I have been blessed with.
Sorosoro, un ni megumareta jibun ga kore made ni ete kita monono ichibu o yo no naka ni kangen subeki toki da to omotte ne.

ルックスとお金の両方を持ってるなんて、恵まれすぎている気がする。まあ、わたしが知っているかぎり、人生はたいていそんなものだ。
rukkusu to okane no ryouhou o motteru nante, megumaresugite iru ki ga suru. maa, watashi ga shitte iru kagiri, jinsei wa taitei sonna mono da.
It seems excessive for them to have both looks and money. But as far as I can tell, life works that way most of the time.

弁舌の才にそこそこ恵まれ、自分の意見に絶対の自信があったわたしは、たいてい口論に勝利することができた。
benzetsu no sai ni sokosoko megumare, jibun no iken ni zettai no jishin ga atta watashi wa, taitei kouron ni shouri suru koto ga dekita.
With a certain talent for rhetoric, as well as an absolute certainty about the merits of my own views, I found that I could generally win these arguments.

ヒット商品を出して国民を小売改革に集中させることができる指導者に恵まれた民主主義国がある。
hitto shouhin o dashite kokumin o kouri kaikaku ni shuuchuu saseru koto ga dekiru shidousha ni megumareta minshu shugi kuni ga aru.
There are democracies that are blessed with leaders who are able to make the sale and get their people focused on reform retail.

アメリカは世界でも指折りのすばらしい土地に恵まれてきたかもしれないが、わが国が経済的に成功を収めた理由は天然資源だけではない。
amerika wa sekai demo yubiori no subarashii tochi ni megumarete kita kamoshirenai ga, wagakuni ga keizaiteki ni seikou o osameta riyuu wa tennen shigen dake de wa nai.
America may have been blessed with some of the planet’s best real estate, but clearly it’s not just our natural resources that account for our economic success.

Meaning in other languages:

Chinese: 恩赐 (ēncì)
Korean: 베풀다 (bepulda)
In French: bénir
In Spanish: bendecir
In German: segnen
In Italian: benedire