What does 生き甲斐 mean?
生き甲斐 is a Japanese noun meaning “something one lives for, very important” in English. It is written as 生き甲斐 in kanji, いきがい in hiragana, and ikigai in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N1 vocabulary.
Example sentence
今や彼には何の生きがいもない。
Now he has nothing to live for.