生き甲斐
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Japanese
[edit]| Kanji in this term | ||
|---|---|---|
| 生 | 甲 | 斐 |
| い Grade: 1 |
か > が Grade: S |
い Jinmeiyō |
| kun'yomi | irregular | |
| Alternative spellings |
|---|
| 生甲斐 生きがい |
Etymology
[edit]Compound of 生きる (ikiru, “to live, to exist”) + 甲斐 (kai, “worth, value”). The kai changes to gai as an instance of rendaku (連濁).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Tokyo) いきがい [ìkígáí] (Heiban – [0])[1][2]
- (Tokyo) いきがい [ìkígáꜜì] (Nakadaka – [3])[1][2]
- IPA(key): [ikʲiɡa̠i]
Noun
[edit]生き甲斐 • (ikigai) ←いきがひ (ikigafi)?
- A reason for living; one's purpose; raison d'être.
- 生き甲斐を見つけたい。
- Ikigai o mitsuketai.
- I want to find my life's purpose.
- 生き甲斐を見つけたい。
References
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