Word details
生きがい
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 生きがい.
Dictionary
Entry
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.
Character notes
Kanji in this Word
生
life, genuine, birth
5 strokesFrequency 29JLPT N4Grade 1
On
セイショウ
Kun
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
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
armor, high (voice), A grade, first class, former, instep, carapace
5 strokesFrequency 1,073JLPT N1Grade 8
On
コウカン
Kun
きのえ
Nanori
かぶときまさまさる
斐
beautiful, patterned
12 strokesFrequency 2,103JLPT N1Grade 9
On
ヒイ
Nanori
あや
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