EntryCommonWaniKani 41
  1. Noun

    value in doing something; feeling that something is worth doing; rewarding feeling; sense of satisfaction

    Usually written using kana alone

    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.
Pitch on OJAD

Characters in this word

3
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

dispatch, despatch, send, give, donate, do, undertake

Kun
つか.う-つか.い-づか.いつか.わすや.る
On
ケン
Strokes
13
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N1
Frequency
664 of 2500
Radical
walk
WaniKani
Level 37

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (29)
CodeReference
3-3-10SKIP code
2q10.2The Kanji Dictionary
3530.7Four corner code
1677deroo
9063Unicode hex code
1-24-15JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4732Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
6100New Nelson (John Haig)
3152New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3908Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2015Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2717Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1773Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1910Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1180A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
895Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
39052PMorohashi
1220A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1173Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1231Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1816Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1677Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1214Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
715Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1789Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
qian3Pinyin reading
gyeonKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
37WaniKani level
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