ikigai

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Japanese 生き甲斐. === Noun === ikigai (uncountable) The Japanese concept of a reason for being, and having a sense of purpose based on one's interests and talents. ==== See also ==== raison d'être == Indonesian == === Etymology === Borrowed from Japanese 生(い)き甲斐(がい) (ikigai, “a reason for living; one's purpose; raison d'être”) === Pronunciation === (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /iˈkiɡai̯/ [iˈki.ɡai̯] Rhymes: -iɡai̯ Syllabification: i‧ki‧gai === Noun === ikigai (uncountable) ikigai; a reason for living; one's purpose; raison d'être Synonym: raison d'être === Further reading === “ikigai”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016 == Japanese == === Romanization === ikigai Rōmaji transcription of いきがい