甲斐

Chinese

		1st in sequence; armor	(phonetic); surname; elegant
simp. and trad. (甲斐)		甲	斐

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 甲斐 (Kai).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Jiǎfěi

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄚˇ ㄈㄟˇ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: Jiǎfěi [Phonetic: jiáfěi]
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄚˇ ㄈㄟˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Jeafeei
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯a̠²¹⁴⁻³⁵ feɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Proper noun

甲斐

(～市) Kai, Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan

Japanese

Kanji in this term
甲	斐
か Grade: S	い Jinmeiyō
Irregular

Noun

甲斐 (hiragana かい, rōmaji kai, historical hiragana かひ)

value, reward, avail, being fruitful or worth doing
生 (い)きがいのある人 (じん)生 (せい)を送 (おく)る
ikigai no aru jinsei o okuru
to live a meaningful life

Proper noun

甲斐 (hiragana かい, rōmaji Kai)

Kai Province, an old province of Japan
A surname.

Synonyms

甲 (こう)州 (しゅう) (kōshū)

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