Where does “生き甲斐” come from?

生き甲斐 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 生きる, from Japanese 生く — to live; to exist; to keep alive; to grow or...

生き甲斐 (Japanese): A reason for living; one's purpose; raison d'être

Definitions

  1. A reason for living; one's purpose; raison d'être

Ancestry of “生き甲斐”, step by step

生き甲斐 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 生きる

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese生きるto live; to exist
2Japanese生くto live; to exist; to keep alive; to grow or...

via Japanese 甲斐

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese甲斐value, reward, avail, being fruitful or worth...

Words derived from “生き甲斐”

Every word from Japanese 生く →Every word from Japanese 生きる →