Word Meaning 甲斐

かい kai

甲斐 is read as かい (kai) and means Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture).

Meaning

English

Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
effect
result
worth
use
avail

Reading

Kana

かい

Romaji

kai

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 17 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Jinmeiyō Kanken 準1級 Rank 24861 Priority D

Related Vocabulary

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甲斐性

かいしょう

resourcefulness

甲斐性なし

かいしょうなし

being good-for-nothing

甲斐無い

かいない

worthless

甲斐犬

かいけん

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

甲斐なし

かいなし

worthlessness

甲斐がある

かいがある

to be effective

甲斐がない

かいがない

useless

甲斐甲斐しい

かいがいしい

brisk and efficient

生き甲斐

いきがい

reason for living

年甲斐

としがい

one's age

友達甲斐

ともだちがい

true friendship