生きがい (いきがい) — purpose in life, reason for living
生きがい
purpose in life
Frequency #8408
Frequency rank among common Japanese words. Lower number = more common.
Grade 1
Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school.
4 characters
noun
Part of speech (JMdict: n)
ikigai
Pitch高低アクセント — Tokyo-dialect pitch accent. The number is the drop position: 0 = heiban (no drop), 1 = atamadaka (drops after 1st mora), N = drops after Nth mora. The line above each mora marks high pitch; below, low.
いきがい[0] heiban 平板
Synth audio is approximate — the diagram is the canonical reference.
Meanings
- purpose in life
- reason for living