甲斐
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Chinese[edit]
| 1st in sequence; armor | (phonetic); (surname); elegant | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| simp. and trad. (甲斐) |
甲 | 斐 | |
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Japanese 甲斐 (Kai).
Pronunciation[edit]
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)+
- Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄚˇ ㄈㄟˇ
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Jeafeei
- IPA (key): /t͡ɕi̯a̠²¹⁴⁻³⁵ feɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)+
Proper noun[edit]
甲斐
Japanese[edit]
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 甲 | 斐 |
| Grade: S | Jinmeiyō |
Noun[edit]
甲斐 (hiragana かい, rōmaji kai, historical hiragana かひ)
- value, reward, avail, being fruitful or worth doing
- 生きがいのある人生を送る
- ikigai no aru jinsei o okuru
- to live a meaningful life
- 生きがいのある人生を送る
Proper noun[edit]
- Kai Province, an old province of Japan
- A surname.
Synonyms[edit]
- 甲州 (kōshū)
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- Chinese terms borrowed from Japanese
- Chinese terms derived from Japanese
- Chinese lemmas
- Mandarin lemmas
- Chinese proper nouns
- Mandarin proper nouns
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- zh:Cities in Japan
- Japanese terms spelled with 甲
- Japanese terms spelled with 斐
- Japanese lemmas
- Japanese nouns
- Japanese terms spelled with secondary school kanji
- Japanese terms spelled with jinmeiyō kanji
- Japanese terms written with two Han script characters
- Japanese terms with usage examples
- Japanese proper nouns
- Japanese surnames
