"甲斐" meaning in All languages combined

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Proper name [Chinese]

IPA: /t͡ɕi̯ä²¹⁴⁻³⁵ feɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA, standard], /t͡ɕi̯ä²¹⁴⁻³⁵ feɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/ Chinese transliterations: Jiǎfěi [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄐㄧㄚˇ ㄈㄟˇ [Mandarin, bopomofo], Jiǎfěi [Phonetic:jiáfěi] [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin, standard], ㄐㄧㄚˇ ㄈㄟˇ [Mandarin, bopomofo, standard], Jiǎfěi [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin, standard], Chia³-fei³ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles, standard], Jyǎ-fěi [Mandarin, Yale, standard], Jeafeei [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin, standard], Цзяфэй [Mandarin, Palladius, standard], Czjafɛj [Mandarin, Palladius, standard]
Etymology: Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 甲斐(かい) (Kai). Etymology templates: {{obor|zh|ja|-}} Orthographic borrowing from Japanese, {{ja-r|甲斐|^かい}} 甲斐(かい) (Kai) Head templates: {{head|zh|proper noun}} 甲斐
  1. (~市) Kai (a city in Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan) Categories (place): Cities in Japan, Cities in Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan, Places in Japan, Places in Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan
    Sense id: en-甲斐-zh-name-8OVOVF35 Categories (other): Chinese entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Chinese entries with incorrect language header: 59 41 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 18 12 18 21 8 14 6 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 23 14 22 23 5 8 3 2
  2. An orthographic borrowing of the Japanese surname 甲斐, Kai
    Sense id: en-甲斐-zh-name-cuSfsLqO Categories (other): Chinese renderings of Japanese surnames, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 18 12 18 21 8 14 6 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 23 14 22 23 5 8 3 2

Proper name [Japanese]

IPA: [ka̠i] Forms: 甲斐 [canonical] (ruby: 甲斐(かい)), Kai [romanization], Kafi [romanization], かひ [hiragana, historical]
Etymology: From Old Japanese. First attested in the Man'yōshū of 759. Derived from the 連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 代(か)う (kau, “to exchange or replace one thing with another”), with the basic sense being "that which should be the result / outcome / replacement". Etymology templates: {{etymid|ja|kai}}, {{inh|ja|ojp|-|sort=かい}} Old Japanese, {{ja-r|連%用%形|れん%よう%けい|stem or continuative form|rom=ren'yōkei}} 連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”), {{ja-r|代う|かう|to exchange or replace one thing with another|pos=}} 代(か)う (kau, “to exchange or replace one thing with another”), {{ja-etym-renyokei|代う|かう|to exchange or replace one thing with another|nodot=1}} 連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 代(か)う (kau, “to exchange or replace one thing with another”) Head templates: {{ja-pos|proper|かい|hhira=かひ}} 甲斐(かい) • (Kai) ^(←かひ (Kafi)?)
  1. Kai (a city in Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan) Categories (place): Cities in Japan, Cities in Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan, Places in Japan, Places in Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan
    Sense id: en-甲斐-ja-name-8OVOVF35 Categories (other): Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with 2 kanji, Japanese terms with multiple readings, Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys, Japanese terms with rendaku Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 18 12 18 21 8 14 6 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 23 14 22 23 5 8 3 2 Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 30 36 8 14 8 5 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 29 33 7 14 10 7 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 28 35 8 15 9 6 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 2 kanji: 14 25 15 28 12 6 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with multiple readings: 27 33 9 18 8 5 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 34 35 9 11 7 5 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 31 37 8 15 9 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with rendaku: 28 33 7 24 6 3
  2. Kai (a historical province of Japan, roughly corresponding to present-day Yamanashi Prefecture) Categories (place): Places in Japan, Provinces of Japan Synonyms: 甲斐国 (english: かいのくに, Kai no kuni), 甲州 (english: こうしゅう, Kōshu)
    Sense id: en-甲斐-ja-name-~2c1c4-6 Disambiguation of Provinces of Japan: 17 65 4 8 3 2 Categories (other): English links with redundant wikilinks, Former political divisions, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with manual fragments, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with 2 kanji, Japanese terms with multiple readings, Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys, Japanese terms with rendaku Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 18 12 18 21 8 14 6 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 23 14 22 23 5 8 3 2 Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 30 36 8 14 8 5 Disambiguation of Japanese links with manual fragments: 10 23 15 27 15 10 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 29 33 7 14 10 7 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 28 35 8 15 9 6 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 2 kanji: 14 25 15 28 12 6 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with multiple readings: 27 33 9 18 8 5 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 34 35 9 11 7 5 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 31 37 8 15 9 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with rendaku: 28 33 7 24 6 3
  3. a surname
    Sense id: en-甲斐-ja-name-v2O7m9sM Categories (other): Japanese surnames, Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese links with manual fragments, Japanese terms with 2 kanji Disambiguation of Japanese links with manual fragments: 10 23 15 27 15 10 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 2 kanji: 14 25 15 28 12 6
  4. a male given name
    Sense id: en-甲斐-ja-name-h8YdwBAs Categories (other): Japanese given names, Japanese male given names, Pages with 2 entries, Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with manual fragments, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with 2 kanji, Japanese terms with multiple readings, Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys, Japanese terms with rendaku Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 18 12 18 21 8 14 6 3 Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 30 36 8 14 8 5 Disambiguation of Japanese links with manual fragments: 10 23 15 27 15 10 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 29 33 7 14 10 7 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 28 35 8 15 9 6 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 2 kanji: 14 25 15 28 12 6 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with multiple readings: 27 33 9 18 8 5 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 34 35 9 11 7 5 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 31 37 8 15 9 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with rendaku: 28 33 7 24 6 3
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: 甲州 (Kōshū) (ruby: 甲州(こうしゅう))
Etymology number: 1

Noun [Japanese]

IPA: [ka̠i] Forms: 甲斐 [canonical] (ruby: 甲斐(かい)), kai [romanization], kafi [romanization], かひ [hiragana, historical]
Etymology: From Old Japanese. First attested in the Man'yōshū of 759. Derived from the 連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 代(か)う (kau, “to exchange or replace one thing with another”), with the basic sense being "that which should be the result / outcome / replacement". Etymology templates: {{etymid|ja|kai}}, {{inh|ja|ojp|-|sort=かい}} Old Japanese, {{ja-r|連%用%形|れん%よう%けい|stem or continuative form|rom=ren'yōkei}} 連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”), {{ja-r|代う|かう|to exchange or replace one thing with another|pos=}} 代(か)う (kau, “to exchange or replace one thing with another”), {{ja-etym-renyokei|代う|かう|to exchange or replace one thing with another|nodot=1}} 連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 代(か)う (kau, “to exchange or replace one thing with another”) Head templates: {{ja-noun|かい|hhira=かひ}} 甲斐(かい) • (kai) ^(←かひ (kafi)?)
  1. value, reward, avail, being fruitful or worth doing Derived forms: 不甲斐ない (fugainai)
    Sense id: en-甲斐-ja-noun--u~ld8Ol Categories (other): Japanese links with manual fragments, Japanese terms with 2 kanji Disambiguation of Japanese links with manual fragments: 10 23 15 27 15 10 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 2 kanji: 14 25 15 28 12 6
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Suffix [Japanese]

IPA: [ɡa̠i] Forms: 甲斐 [canonical] (ruby: 甲斐(がい)), -gai [romanization], -gafi [romanization], がひ [hiragana, historical]
Etymology: Shift from 甲斐 (kai). The kai changes to gai as an instance of rendaku (連濁). First attested in a text from 1797. Etymology templates: {{etymid|ja|gai}}, {{sortkey|ja|甲斐}} かい, {{rendaku2|kai|gai}} The kai changes to gai as an instance of rendaku (連濁). Head templates: {{ja-pos|suffix|がい|hhira=がひ}} 甲斐(がい) • (-gai) ^(←がひ (-gafi)?)
  1. value, reward, avail, being fruitful or worth doing Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-甲斐-ja-suffix--u~ld8Ol Categories (other): Japanese links with manual fragments Disambiguation of Japanese links with manual fragments: 10 23 15 27 15 10
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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}

Download raw JSONL data for 甲斐 meaning in All languages combined (11.8kB)

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