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生きがい
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生
い
Grade: 1
kun'yomi
For pronunciation and definitions of
生きがい
– see the following entry.
【
生
い
き
甲斐
がい
】
[noun]
A
reason
for living; one's
purpose
;
raison d'être
.
Alternative spelling
生甲斐
(This term,
生きがい
, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)
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