甲斐

Chinese

		phonetic
simp. and trad. (甲斐)		甲	斐

Etymology

Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 甲斐(かい) (Kai).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Jiǎfěi

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄚˇ ㄈㄟˇ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: Jiǎfěi [Phonetic: jiáfěi]
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄚˇ ㄈㄟˇ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Jeafeei
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Jiǎfěi
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕjä²¹⁴⁻³⁵ feɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Proper noun

甲斐

1. (～市) Kai (a city in Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan)
2. Kai (a Japanese surname)

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Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
甲	斐
か Grade: S	い Jinmeiyō
Irregular

Alternative spellings	甲斐 詮 効

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Alternative forms

• 甲斐(がい) (-gai) (suffix)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) かい [kàí] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ka̠i]

Noun

甲斐(かい) • (kai)  (historical kana かひ)

1. value, reward, avail, being fruitful or worth doing

Proper noun

甲斐(かい) • (Kai)  (historical kana かひ)

1. 甲斐: Kai (a city in Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan)
2. 甲斐: Kai Province, an old province of Japan
3. 甲斐: A surname​.

Synonyms

• 甲州(こうしゅう) (Kōshū)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
甲	斐
が Grade: S	い Jinmeiyō
Irregular

Suffix

甲斐(がい) • (-gai)  (historical kana がひ)

1. value, reward, avail, being fruitful or worth doing

   生(い)きがいのある人生(じんせい)を送(おく)る

   ikigai no aru jinsei o okuru

   to live a meaningful life