生き甲斐 (いきがい): something one lives for, very important — Japanese vocabulary
生き甲斐 is read いきがい and means "something one lives for, very important". JLPT N1 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.
生き甲斐
- Reading
- いきがい · ikigai
- Translation
- something one lives for, very important
- Level
- JLPT N1
- Pitch accent
- いきがいがいきがいが
Example
お年寄りには生きがいが必要だ。
おとしよりにはいきがいがひつようだ。
Old people need something to live for.
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