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生き甲斐
いきがい
N1
noun
Meanings
1
something one lives for
2
very important
3
reason for living
4
purpose in life
Example sentence
あなたのお陰で私は生き甲斐を感じます。
You make life worth living.
Your sentences
Mine a sentence — saw 生き甲斐 in the wild?
Kanji in this word
生
Life, Genuine, Birth
5 strokes
甲
Armor, High (voice), A Grade
5 strokes
斐
Beautiful, Patterned
12 strokes
More words with
生
生徒
せいと ·
student
N5
生活
せいかつ ·
life
生産
せいさんする ·
production
N4
学生
がくせい ·
student
N5
生活
せいかつする ·
living
N4
Full entry on Jisho
生産
せいさん ·
production
人生
じんせい ·
(human) life (e.g., conception to death)
N3
先生
せんせい ·
teacher
N5
More words with
甲
甲
こう ·
1st in rank
N1
装甲
そうこう ·
armoring
甲斐
かい ·
result (that makes an act worthwhile)
甲板
かんぱん ·
deck (of a ship)
甲子園
こうしえん ·
Summer Koshien
甲状腺
こうじょうせん ·
thyroid (gland)
装甲
そうこう ·
armoring ; armouring ; armor ; armour
遣り甲斐
やりがい ·
value in doing something
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