やりがい

Japanese

Alternative spellings
遣り甲斐 やり甲斐

Etymology

From 遣(や)り (yari, “doing, 連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 遣(や)る (yaru, “to do”).”) + 甲斐(かい) (kai).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) やりがい [yàrígáí] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ja̠ɾʲiɡa̠i]

Noun

やりがい • (yarigai) ^{←やりがひ (yarigafi)?}

1. value in doing something; reason to do something

Related terms

• 生(い)き甲斐(がい) (ikigai): reason for living; purpose in life