甲斐

Chinese
phonetic
trad. (甲斐) 甲 斐
simp. #(甲斐) 甲 斐

Etymology

Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 甲斐(かい) (Kai).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

甲斐

  1. (～市) Kai (a city in Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan)
  2. An orthographic borrowing of the Japanese surname 甲斐, Kai

Japanese

Etymology 1
Kanji in this term
甲 斐
か
Grade: S		 い
Jinmeiyō
irregular
Alternative spellings
詮
効

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Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Noun

甲(か)斐(い) • (kai) ←かひ (kafi)?

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

Proper noun

甲(か)斐(い) • (Kai) ←かひ (kafi)?

  1. 甲斐: Kai (a city in Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan)
  2. 甲斐: Kai Province, an old province of Japan
  3. 甲斐: a surname
  4. 甲斐: a male given name
Synonyms

Etymology 2
Kanji in this term
甲 斐
が
Grade: S		 い
Jinmeiyō
irregular

Suffix

甲(が)斐(い) • (-gai) ←がひ (gafi)?

  1. value, reward, avail, being fruitful or worth doing
    生(い)きがいのある人生(じんせい)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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