生き甲斐
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | ||
|---|---|---|
| 生 | 甲 | 斐 |
| い Grade: 1 |
か > が Grade: S |
い Jinmeiyō |
| irregular | ||
Etymology
Compound of 生きる (ikiru, “to live, to exist”) + 甲斐 (kai, “worth, value”). The kai changes to gai as an instance of rendaku (連濁).
Noun
- A reason for living; one's purpose; raison d'être.
- 生き甲斐を見つけたい。
- Ikigai o mitsuketai.
- I want to find my life's purpose.
- 生き甲斐を見つけたい。
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- Japanese terms spelled with 斐
- Japanese terms with rendaku
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