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生き甲斐 (いきがい) — something one lives for | JLPT N1 · Nihongo Circle
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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
生臭い
なまぐさい ·
smelling of fish or blood
N1
生身
なまみ ·
living flesh
N1
再生
さいせい ·
playback
N1
生真面目
きまじめ ·
serious
N1
(花を〜) 生ける, 活ける
(はなを～) いける ·
Full entry on Jisho
to arrange (flowers)
N1
新入生
しんにゅうせい ·
new student
N1
生死
せいし ·
life and death
N1
生温い
なまぬるい ·
lukewarm
N1
More words with
甲
甲板
かんぱん ·
deck (of a ship)
甲状腺
こうじょうせん ·
thyroid (gland)
甲斐
かい ·
result (that makes an act worthwhile)
遣り甲斐
やりがい ·
value in doing something
甲子園
こうしえん ·
Summer Koshien
甲
こう ·
1st in rank
N1
装甲
そうこう ·
armoring
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