Where does “ikigai” come from?
ikigai (English) comes from Japanese 生き甲斐, from Japanese 生きる, from Japanese 生く — to live; to exist; to keep alive; to grow or...
ikigai (English): The Japanese concept for a reason of being, and...
Definitions
- The Japanese concept for a reason of being, and...
Ancestry of “ikigai”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Japanese | 生き甲斐 | A reason for living; one's purpose; raison d'être |
| 2 | Japanese | 生きる | to live; to exist |
| 3 | Japanese | 生く | to live; to exist; to keep alive; to grow or... |