Noun
result (that makes an act worthwhile); worth (in doing something); value; effect; use; benefit; avail
苦心の甲斐があった。That was well worth the trouble.
Also written 詮【かい】、効【かい】
14 results for *斐
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生きがいいきがい
CommonNounreason for living; something one lives for; purpose in life; raison d'être; ikigai
遣り甲斐やりがい
CommonNounvalue in doing something; feeling that something is worth doing; rewarding feeling; sense of satisfaction
甲斐がい
Suffixresult (that makes an act worthwhile); worth (in doing something); value; effect; use; benefit; avail
甲斐かい
NounKai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
年甲斐としがい
Nounone's age
し甲斐しがい
Nounvalue in doing something; feeling that something is worth doing; rewarding feeling; sense of satisfaction
友達甲斐ともだちがい
Nountrue friendship
言い甲斐いいがい
Nounworth mentioning
頼りがいたよりがい
Nounreliability; trustworthiness; dependability
話し甲斐はなしがい
Nounworth in speaking (to someone)
頼み甲斐たのみがい
Nounreliability
働きがいはたらきがい
Nounjob satisfaction; quality of work life; reason to work
恋の骨折り甲斐こいのほねおりがい
NounLove's Labour's Won (Shakespeare)