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

  1. The Japanese concept for a reason of being, and...

Ancestry of “ikigai”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese生き甲斐A reason for living; one's purpose; raison d'être
2Japanese生きるto live; to exist
3Japanese生くto live; to exist; to keep alive; to grow or...
Every word from Japanese 生く →Every word from Japanese 生きる →Every word from Japanese 生き甲斐 →