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ikigai

ikigai noun: the Japanese concept of a reason for being, and having a sense of purpose based on one's interests and talents.

Noun

ikigai (uncountable)

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

ikigai meaning in Tamil

ikigai in Tamil

தனிப்பட்ட ஆர்வம்

Origin of ikigai

Borrowed from Japanese 生き甲斐.

Words formed from ikigai

Phrases with ikigai

Questions about ikigai

What does ikigai mean?
Ikigai means the Japanese concept of a reason for being, and having a sense of purpose based on one's interests and talents.
What is ikigai in Tamil?
Ikigai in Tamil is தனிப்பட்ட ஆர்வம். See Ikigai meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is ikigai?
Ikigai is a noun.

Words near ikigai in the dictionary

  1. Ikhshidid
  2. Ikhshidids
  3. ikhshids
  4. Ikhwan
  5. Iki
  6. ikigai
  7. ikigai risk
  8. ikigai risks
  9. Ikin
  10. Ikisugi chord
  11. IKIWISI

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Adapted from Wiktionary: ikigai (page history and authors); ikigai (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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