Word Meaning し甲斐

しがい shigai

し甲斐 is read as しがい (shigai) and means worthy of.

Meaning

English

worthy of
worth doing
worth having

Reading

Kana

しがい

Romaji

shigai

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 18 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Related Vocabulary

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生き甲斐

いきがい

reason for living

甲斐

かい

Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)

やり甲斐

やりがい

being worth doing

年甲斐

としがい

one's age

言甲斐

いいがい

worth mentioning

甲斐

がい

effect

恋の骨折り甲斐

こいのほねおりがい

Love's Labour's Won (Shakespeare)

甲斐性

かいしょ

resourcefulness

不甲斐ない

ふがいない

good-for-nothing

甲斐性なし

かいしょうなし

being good-for-nothing

甲斐犬

かいいぬ

Kai Ken (Japanese dog breed)

甲斐路

かいじ

bright red table grape, a cross between a Flame Tokay and a Neo Muscat