甲斐

Chinese
1st heavenly stem; armor; shell (phonetic); surname; elegant
simp. and trad.
(甲斐)		 甲 斐

Etymology

Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 甲斐 (Kai).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

甲斐

  1. (～市) Kai (a city in Yamanashi, Japan)

Japanese

Etymology 1
Hiragana modern かい
historical かひ
Kanji 甲斐
詮
効
Kanji in this term
甲 斐
か
Grade: S		 い
Jinmeiyō
Irregular

Alternative forms
  • 甲斐 (がい, ​-gai) (suffix)

Pronunciation

Noun

甲斐 (hiragana かい, rōmaji kai)

  1. value, reward, avail, being fruitful or worth doing

Proper noun

甲斐 (hiragana かい, rōmaji Kai)

  1. 甲斐: Kai Province, an old province of Japan
  2. 甲斐: A surname​.
Synonyms

Etymology 2
Hiragana modern がい
historical がひ
Kanji 甲斐

(This form in the box is either uncreated or lack a soft redirect to this page: がい.)

Kanji in this term
甲 斐
が
Grade: S		 い
Jinmeiyō
Irregular

Suffix

甲斐 (hiragana がい, rōmaji -gai)

  1. value, reward, avail, being fruitful or worth doing
    生 (い)きがいのある人 (じん)生 (せい)を送 (おく)る
    ikigai no aru jinsei o okuru
    to live a meaningful life

References
  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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