生きがい
Meanings
Noun
1. reason for living; something one lives for; purpose in life; raison d'être; ikigai
Other spellings
生き甲斐
Kanji used
Kanji in other spellings
Pitch accent
いきがい
いきがい
Examples11
今や
Now he has nothing to live for.
私
I have nothing to live for.
彼女
Her son meant everything to her.
彼女
Her son makes life worth living.
おんがく
I have something to live for in music.
お
Old people need something to live for.