ikigain.

Brit.

/ˈɪkɪɡʌɪ/,

/ˈiːkɪɡʌɪ/, U.S.

/ˈɪkiˌɡaɪ/,

/ˈikiˌɡaɪ/

Inflections: Plural unchanged.

Origin: A borrowing from Japanese. Etymon: Japanese ikigai.

Etymology: < Japanese ikigai (beginning of the 20th cent. in this sense), specific use of ikigai value of being alive (14th cent. or later as ikigafi) < iki life, living (nominalized stem of ikiru to live) + -gai (formerly -gafi), combining stem of kai worth, benefit, value (formerly kafi; nominalized stem of kau to buy).

Esp. with reference to Japanese culture: a motivating force; something or someone that gives a person a sense of purpose or a reason for living. Also more generally: something that brings pleasure or fulfilment.Cf. raison d'être n.

ΚΠ

1972 Japan Christian Q. Summer 136 One of the categories from which today's youth considers the church is ikigai.

1996 Ethnology 35 51 Japanese surveys consistently show that the most common ikigai of women is family and children.

2010 T. Hidaka Salaryman Masculinity v. 143 Some had previously experienced work as ikigai but were dissatisfied now that they were older, having failed to receive the same promotion rates as those who entered the company with them.

2017 Express Online (Nexis) 24 Sept. He could retire if he wanted to, but he doesn't because he lives by his ikigai to make people's lives better.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	ikigai
释义	ikigain. Brit. /ˈɪkɪɡʌɪ/, /ˈiːkɪɡʌɪ/, U.S. /ˈɪkiˌɡaɪ/, /ˈikiˌɡaɪ/ Inflections: Plural unchanged. Origin: A borrowing from Japanese. Etymon: Japanese ikigai. Etymology: < Japanese ikigai (beginning of the 20th cent. in this sense), specific use of ikigai value of being alive (14th cent. or later as ikigafi) < iki life, living (nominalized stem of ikiru to live) + -gai (formerly -gafi), combining stem of kai worth, benefit, value (formerly kafi; nominalized stem of kau to buy). Esp. with reference to Japanese culture: a motivating force; something or someone that gives a person a sense of purpose or a reason for living. Also more generally: something that brings pleasure or fulfilment.Cf. raison d'être n. ΚΠ 1972 Japan Christian Q. Summer 136 One of the categories from which today's youth considers the church is ikigai. 1996 Ethnology 35 51 Japanese surveys consistently show that the most common ikigai of women is family and children. 2010 T. Hidaka Salaryman Masculinity v. 143 Some had previously experienced work as ikigai but were dissatisfied now that they were older, having failed to receive the same promotion rates as those who entered the company with them. 2017 Express Online (Nexis) 24 Sept. He could retire if he wanted to, but he doesn't because he lives by his ikigai to make people's lives better. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1972
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