Word Meaning 生き甲斐

いきがい ikigai

生き甲斐 is read as いきがい (ikigai) and means reason for living.

Meaning

English

  1. reason for living
  2. something one lives for
  3. purpose in life
  4. raison d'être

Reading

Kana

いきがい

Romaji

ikigai

Writing Variants

  • 生きがい いきがい ikigai

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 26 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Jinmeiyō Kanken 準1級 Antonyms 死に甲斐 Rank 15966 Priority C

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

甲斐

かい

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

年甲斐

としがい

one's age

友達甲斐

ともだちがい

true friendship

言い甲斐

いいがい

worth mentioning

話し甲斐

はなしがい

worth talking to

甲斐

がい

effect

し甲斐

しがい

worthy of

遣り甲斐

やりがい

being worth doing

頼み甲斐

たのみがい

reliability

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

かいしょう

resourcefulness

Example Sentences

2

My work is my passion.

I have nothing to live for.