生きがい
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 生きがい
1
reason for living; something one lives for; purpose in life; raison d'être; ikigai
Examples
今や彼には何の生きがいもない。
Now he has nothing to live for.
Kanji in this Word
生
5 strokes
Frequency: 29
JLPT N4
Grade 1
Meanings
life
genuine
birth
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
セイ
ショウ
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
い.きる
い.かす
い.ける
う.まれる
うま.れる
う.まれ
うまれ
う.む
お.う
は.える
は.やす
き
なま
なま-
な.る
な.す
む.す
-う
Nanori
— Specialized readings used in names
あさ
いき
いく
いけ
うぶ
うまい
え
おい
ぎゅう
くるみ
ごせ
さ
じょう
すぎ
そ
そう
ちる
なば
にう
にゅう
ふ
み
もう
よい
りゅう
甲
5 strokes
Frequency: 1073
JLPT N1
Grade 8
Meanings
armor
high (voice)
A grade
first class
former
instep
carapace
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
コウ
カン
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
きのえ
Nanori
— Specialized readings used in names
かぶと
き
まさ
まさる
斐
12 strokes
Frequency: 2103
JLPT N1
Grade 9
Meanings
beautiful
patterned
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ヒ
イ
Nanori
— Specialized readings used in names
あや
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