ikigai

Borrowed from Japanese 生き甲斐.

ikigai (uncountable)

1. The Japanese concept of a reason for being, and having a sense of purpose based on one's interests and talents.
   • 2017 September 11, Suzanne Moore, “What's next after hygge? My search for the next big fad”, in The Guardian‎^[1], →ISSN:

     People certainly do live long lives in Japan because of this ikigai. It is part of a sense of community and expressing one’s individuality quietly.

• raison d'être

Borrowed from Japanese 生(い)き甲斐(がい) (ikigai, “a reason for living; one's purpose; raison d'être”)

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /iˈkiɡai̯/ [iˈki.ɡai̯]
• Rhymes: -iɡai̯
• Syllabification: i‧ki‧gai

ikigai (uncountable)

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

   Synonym: raison d'être

• “ikigai” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

ikigai

1. Rōmaji transcription of いきがい