Word Meaning 甲斐性

かいしょ kaisho

甲斐性 is read as かいしょ (kaisho) and means resourcefulness.

Meaning

English

  1. resourcefulness
  2. ability (esp. to earn a living)
  3. dependability
  4. reliability

Reading

Kana

かいしょ

Romaji

kaisho

Writing Variants

  • 甲斐性 かいしょう kaishou

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 25 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

甲斐性なし

かいしょうなし

being good-for-nothing

甲斐

かい

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

甲斐犬

かいいぬ

Kai Ken (Japanese dog breed)

甲斐

がい

effect

甲斐路

かいじ

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

甲斐ない

かいない

worthless

甲斐なし

かいなし

worthlessness

甲斐がある

かいがある

to be effective

生き甲斐

いきがい

reason for living

やり甲斐

やりがい

being worth doing

Example Sentences

3

A man who lacks resourcefulness is useless.

Disgusted with her good-for-nothing husband, she divorced him.

She divorced her good-for-nothing husband because she was disgusted with him.