がい

See also: かい

Japanese

Etymology 1

For pronunciation and definitions of がい – see the following entry.

【甲斐】	[suffix] value, reward, avail, being fruitful or worth doing

(This term, がい, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

Etymology 2

For pronunciation and definitions of がい – see the following entries.

【外】2	[suffix] outside; external [suffix] except for
【害】4	[noun] injury, harm, damage
【崖】S	[noun] sheer cliff
【垓】H	[numeral] A number of 10²⁰ in modern Japanese since 17th century.
【我意】	[noun] self-willedness; obstinacy
【画意】	[noun] meaning of a painting

(This term, がい, is an alternative spelling of the above Sino-Japanese terms.
For a list of all kanji read as がい, not just those used in Japanese terms, see Category:Japanese kanji read as がい.)

(The following entries are uncreated: 街, 劾, 涯, 慨, 蓋, 該, 概, 骸, 賀意, 雅意.)

Particle

がい • (gai)

This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.
「そうはならんやろ！」「なっとるやろがい！」
“Sō wa naran yaro!” “Nattoru yaro gai!”
(Internet meme) "That's not how it works!" "But it's clearly happened!"
- 2020, syudou (lyrics), “うっせぇわ”, performed by Ado:
  
  絶(ぜっ)対(たい)絶(ぜっ)対(たい)現(げん)代(だい)の代(だい)弁(べん)者(しゃ)は私(わたし)やろがい
  zettai zettai gendai no daibensha wa watashi yaro gai
  (please add an English translation of this example)

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