単語屋Tangoya, “the word shop”
Kanji compounds#3,644 most used

甲斐

かい0

Pitch accent · 平板 (heiban)

worth (in doing something); result (that makes an act worthwhile)

ITS KANJI

IN A SENTENCE

It was worth the effort.

from Tatoeba · small_snow

IN OTHER SENTENCES

Sending manuscript after manuscript paid off. A magazine finally published my work.

from Tatoeba · bunbuku

MEANING

1

result (that makes an act worthwhile); worth (in doing something); value; effect; use; benefit; avail

noun

TANGOYA ASKS

The dictionary gives 甲斐 this one meaning.

SOUNDS THE SAME

DETAILS

Kind熟語, kanji compounds

Frequency#3,644 most used

Written甲斐 only

Can be asked asRead, Listen, Recall, Write

Dictionary: JMdict (EDRDG), CC BY-SA 4.0 · pitch: Kanjium