Japanese DictionaryDefinition of 甲斐
Words related to 甲斐
- (adj-i) gallant; heroic; brave
おもちゃコンサルタントの方々が甲斐甲斐しく働く姿がとても印象的でした。
Seeing the briskly working toy consultants also left a strong impression.
- (n) resourcefulness; ability (esp. to earn a living); dependability; reliability
うちの亭主は甲斐性がない。
My husband isn't quite the provider he should be.
- (n) something one lives for; purpose in life; raison d'être
今や彼には何の生きがいもない。
Now he has nothing to live for.
- (n) true friendship
- (adj-i) disappointing; weak-minded; spiritless; cowardly; worthless; pusillanimous; feckless; faint-hearted; shiftless; tame; timid
- (n) being worth doing
この仕事にはあまりやりがいを感じない。
I don't get enough challenge in this job.
Sentences containing 甲斐
Seeing the briskly working toy consultants also left a strong impression.
Sending manuscript after manuscript paid off. A magazine finally published my work.