生き甲斐 (いきがい)reason for living; something one lives for; purpose in life

reason for living; something one lives for; purpose in lifenoun (common) (futsuumeishi)

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Kanji in 生き甲斐

学生がくせいstudent (esp. a university student)
生活せいかつliving; life (one's daily existence)
生産せいさんproduction; manufacture
人生じんせい(human) life (i.e. conception to death)
先生せんせいteacher; instructor
厚生省こうせいしょうMinistry of Health and Welfare (now Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare)
年生ねんせいpupil in ... year; student in ... year
新生しんせいrebirth; new birth
甲こうcarapace; shell
装甲そうこうarmoring; armouring
甲板かんぱんdeck (of a ship)
甲状腺こうじょうせんthyroid gland
やり甲斐やりがいbeing worth doing
亀甲きっこうtortoise shell
手の甲てのこうback of the hand
甲乙こうおつfirst and second; A and B

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