Entry
  1. Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), I-adjective (keiyoushi)

    useless; in vain

    この車は直しても甲斐が無い。
    This car isn't worth repairing.

Also written 甲斐が無い【かいがない】

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Characters in this word

2
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

armor, high (voice), A grade, first class, former, instep, carapace

Kun
きのえ
On
コウカン
Strokes
5
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N1
Frequency
1073 of 2500
Radical
field
WaniKani
Level 39

Built from

Used in names as

かぶとまさまさる

Dictionary and index codes (30)
CodeReference
4-5-1SKIP code
0a5.34The Kanji Dictionary
6050.0Four corner code
3655deroo
7532Unicode hex code
1-25-35JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
92Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3725New Nelson (John Haig)
3481New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4293Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2169Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2923Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1113Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1194Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1071A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
184Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1082Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
21725Morohashi
1243A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
982Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1016Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1540Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1053Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1816Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1331Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1122Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
jia3Pinyin reading
gabKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
39WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

beautiful, patterned

On
Strokes
12
Taught
Jinmeiyō
JLPT
N1
Frequency
2103 of 2500
Radical
script
WaniKani
Level 39

Built from

Used in names as

あや

Dictionary and index codes (20)
CodeReference
2-8-4SKIP code
2j10.4The Kanji Dictionary
1140.0Four corner code
6590Unicode hex code
1-40-69JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5081Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2370New Nelson (John Haig)
2776New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3449Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1776Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2417Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
2897Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2906Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1781Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
13469Morohashi
2082Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
fei3Pinyin reading
biKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
39WaniKani level