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生き甲斐 is a Japanese word that means something one lives for, a reason for being, a purpose in life, or French, raison d'etre.

Everyone has an ikigai. Finding it requires a deep and often lengthy search for self. Finding your Ikigai is the way to also find satisfaction and meaning in life.

Your Ikigai could be almost anything. For some, it is running for president. For others, satisfaction is found in raising children.

Ikigai is why you get up in the morning; bringing meaning to your life and pursuing your Ikigai makes life worthwhile.


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Characters

If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese

 Pronunciation
Romanization		 Simple Dictionary Definition

生き甲斐

see styles		  ikigai
    いきがい

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Ikigai
something one lives for; purpose in life; raison d'etre

域外

see styles		 yù wài
    yu4 wai4
yü wai
 ikigai
    いきがい

域外
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outside the country; abroad; foreign; extraterritorial
(noun - becomes adjective with の) outside the area

生甲斐

see styles		  ikigai
    いきがい

生甲斐
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something one lives for; purpose in life; raison d'etre

生きがい

see styles		  ikigai
    いきがい

生きがい
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something one lives for; purpose in life; raison d'etre

イキがいい

see styles		  ikigaii / ikigai
    イキがいい

イキがいい
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(exp,adj-ix) (kana only) fresh (e.g. fish)

生きがいい

see styles		  ikigaii; ikigaii / ikigai; ikigai
    いきがいい; イキがいい

生きがいい
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(exp,adj-ix) (kana only) (See 生きのいい・いきのいい) fresh (e.g. fish)

Variations:
生き甲斐(P)
生きがい
生甲斐

see styles		  ikigai
    いきがい		 reason for living; something one lives for; purpose in life; raison d'être

Variations:
生きがいい
生きが良い
イキが良い
いきが良い
生きがよい

see styles		  ikigaii(生kigaii, 生kiga良i, ikiga良i); ikigayoi(生kiga良i, ikiga良i, 生kigayoi); ikigayoi(ikiga良i); ikigaii / ikigai(生kigai, 生kiga良i, ikiga良i); ikigayoi(生kiga良i, ikiga良i, 生kigayoi); ikigayoi(ikiga良i); ikigai
    いきがいい(生きがいい, 生きが良い, いきが良い); いきがよい(生きが良い, いきが良い, 生きがよい); イキがよい(イキが良い); イキがいい		 (exp,adj-ix) (1) (kana only) fresh (e.g. fish); (exp,adj-ix) (2) (kana only) lively; spirited; animated; full of energy

Variations:
活きがいい
生きがいい
活きが良い
生きが良い
活きがよい(sK)
イキが良い(sK)
いきが良い(sK)
生きがよい(sK)

see styles		  ikigaii; ikigayoi(活kiga良i, 生kiga良i); ikigaii / ikigai; ikigayoi(活kiga良i, 生kiga良i); ikigai
    いきがいい; いきがよい(活きが良い, 生きが良い); イキがいい		 (exp,adj-ix) (1) fresh (e.g. fish); (exp,adj-ix) (2) lively; spirited; animated; full of energy

The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...

Title CharactersRomaji (Romanized Japanese)Various forms of Romanized Chinese
Ikigai生き甲斐ikigai


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A nice Chinese calligraphy wall scroll

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A professional Chinese Calligrapher

Professional calligraphers are getting to be hard to find these days.
Instead of drawing characters by hand, the new generation in China merely type roman letters into their computer keyboards and pick the character that they want from a list that pops up.

There is some fear that true Chinese calligraphy may become a lost art in the coming years. Many art institutes in China are now promoting calligraphy programs in hopes of keeping this unique form of art alive.

Trying to learn Chinese calligrapher - a futile effort

Even with the teachings of a top-ranked calligrapher in China, my calligraphy will never be good enough to sell. I will leave that to the experts.

A high-ranked Chinese master calligrapher that I met in Zhongwei

The same calligrapher who gave me those lessons also attracted a crowd of thousands and a TV crew as he created characters over 6-feet high. He happens to be ranked as one of the top 100 calligraphers in all of China. He is also one of very few that would actually attempt such a feat.


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