Kanji
斐
N1
12 strokes
Grade 9
freq #2103
beautiful, patterned
On'yomi (音読み)
ヒ、 イ
On'yomi compounds (音読み)
甲斐路
かいじ
bright red table grape, a cross between a Flame Tokay and a Neo Muscat
有斐閣
ゆうひかく
Yūhikaku (law book publisher)
甲斐犬
かいけん
Kai Ken (Japanese dog breed)
斐紙
ひし
traditional Japanese paper made from the fibre of plant species Diplomorpha sikokiana (high quality, glossy)
甲斐
がい
result (that makes an act worthwhile); worth (in doing something)
甲斐
かい
Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
斐然
ひぜん
beautiful; florid
年甲斐
としがい
one's age
友達甲斐
ともだちがい
true friendship
Kun'yomi words (訓読み)
恋の骨折り甲斐
こいのほねおりがい
Love's Labour's Won (Shakespeare)
甲斐あって
かいあって
thanks to; because of ... (something positive happened)
遣り甲斐のある
やりがいのある
worth doing; worthwhile
骨折り甲斐がある
ほねおりがいがある
to be worth the effort; to be worth the trouble
し甲斐
しがい
value in doing something; feeling that something is worth doing
頼み甲斐
たのみがい
reliability
話し甲斐
はなしがい
worth in speaking (to someone)
甲斐無い
かいない
worthless; pointless
甲斐性なし
かいしょうなし
being good-for-nothing; useless person
甲斐がない
かいがない
useless; in vain
Example sentences
苦心(くしん)の甲斐(かい)があった。
That was well worth the trouble.
医者(いしゃ)たちの努力(どりょく)も全(すべ)てかいがなかった。
All the efforts of the doctors were to no avail.
自分(じぶん)の仕事(しごと)にやりがいを感(かん)じています。
I really love my work.
私(わたし)はこの仕事(しごと)にやりがいを感(かん)じない。
I don't get enough challenge in this job.