Single kanji#7,138 most used
生きがい
Pitch accent · 平板 (heiban)
reason for living
IN A SENTENCE
彼女は息子が生きがいです。
Her son makes life worth living.
from Tatoeba
IN OTHER SENTENCES
今や彼には何の生きがいもない。
Now he has nothing to live for.
from Tatoeba · bunbuku
MEANING
1reason for living; something one lives for; purpose in life; raison d'être
noun
TANGOYA ASKS
The dictionary gives 生きがい this one meaning.
DETAILS
Kind単漢字, single kanji
Frequency#7,138 most used
Written生きがい、生き甲斐、生甲斐
Can be asked asRead, Listen, Recall, Write
Dictionary: JMdict (EDRDG), CC BY-SA 4.0 · pitch: Kanjium