Word Meaning 甲斐
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
Writing Variants
- 効 かい kai
- 詮 かい kai
Stroke Sequence
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Related Vocabulary
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10仕事が生き甲斐です。
My work is my passion.
やった甲斐はあった。
It was worth it.
苦心の甲斐があった。
That was well worth the trouble.
頑張った甲斐があった。
It was worth the effort.
私には生き甲斐がない。
I have nothing to live for.
頑張った甲斐があります。
It was worth all the effort.
甲斐性がない男はダメだ。
A man who lacks resourcefulness is useless.
私たちの努力の甲斐なく、結局失敗に終わった。
Despite our efforts, we failed after all.
彼女は、甲斐性のない夫に愛想を尽かして離婚しました。
Disgusted with her good-for-nothing husband, she divorced him.
彼女は甲斐性のない旦那に嫌気が差したから離婚したのよ。
She divorced her good-for-nothing husband because she was disgusted with him.
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