Search Terms: *斐*
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noun
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reason for living, something one lives for, purpose in life, raison d'être
Other readings:
生きがい【いきがい】
、生甲斐【いきがい】
noun
1.
effect, result, worth, use, avail
See also:甲斐 (がい)
2.
Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
Other readings:
詮【かい】
、効【かい】
expression, Godan-ru verb (irregular)
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to be effective, to be fruitful, to be worthwhile, to be worth, to be rewarded, to pay off
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甲斐が有る【かいがある】
noun
1.
sea air, sea breeze(only relevant for 海気)
2.
ocean and atmosphere(only relevant for 海気)
3.
type of yarn-dyed silk goods
Other readings:
改機【かいき】
、海黄【かいき】
、甲斐絹【かいき】
noun
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resourcefulness, ability (esp. to earn a living), dependability, reliability
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甲斐性【かいしょ】
noun
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being good-for-nothing, useless person
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甲斐性無し【かいしょうなし】
expression
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worthy of, worth doing, worth having(colloquialism, usually kana)(contraction of ...をする甲斐がある)
See also:やり甲斐 (やりがい)
noun, no-adjective
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reliability, trustworthiness, dependability
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頼り甲斐【たよりがい】
expression, adjective
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unbecoming, unsuitable, disgraceful, wrong for one's age, unworthy of one's years, thoughtless for one's age
Other readings:
年甲斐もない【としがいもない】
、年がいもない【としがいもない】
noun
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traditional Japanese paper made from the fibre of plant species Diplomorpha sikokiana (high quality, glossy)
See also:雁皮紙
adjective
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disappointing, weak-minded, spiritless, cowardly, worthless, pusillanimous, feckless, faint-hearted, shiftless, tame, timid
Other readings:
不甲斐無い【ふがいない】
、腑甲斐ない【ふがいない】
、腑甲斐無い【ふがいない】