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生き甲斐いきがい

ikigai

something to live for, purpose in life

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Example sentence

彼女は息子が生きがいです。

Her son makes life worth living.

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Kanji in 生き甲斐

life, genuine, birth

A grade, armor, carapace, first class, former, high (voice), instep

beautiful, patterned

Sentences with 生き甲斐

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Words with the same kanji

Word	JLPT	Reading	Meaning
先生	N5	せんせい	せんせいteacher, professor; master; doctor
誕生日	N5	たんじょうび	たんじょうびbirthday
学生	N5	がくせい	がくせいstudent
生徒	N5	せいと	せいとstudent; pupil
生まれる	N5	うまれる	うまれるto be born
留学生	N5	りゅうがくせい	りゅうがくせいinternational student
生活	N4	せいかつする	せいかつするliving, life; to live
生産	N4	せいさんする	せいさんするproduction; to produce

More Abstract Concepts words

Word	Reading	Meaning
様	さま	さまstate; way (a person does something); Mr. or Mrs.
覚え	おぼえ	おぼえmemory, sense, experience
主	しゅ	しゅmain / principal / master (used in compounds; e.g. 主人[しゅじん] = husband / master, 主役[しゅやく] = main role)
無意味	むいみ	むいみnonsense, no meaning
詳細	しょうさい	しょうさいdetail, particulars
一面	いちめん	いちめんone side, one aspect; the whole surface (e.g. 一面の雪 = snow everywhere)
作り	つくり	つくりmake, structure, features (of appearance or small-scale making; e.g. 顔[かお]の作[つく]り)
種	しゅ	しゅtype / kind / species / category (used in compounds; e.g. 種類[しゅるい] = type/kind)

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