Definition
A Japanese concept meaning 'a reason for being'; the intersection of what you love, what you're good at, what the world needs, and what you can be rewarded for.
Etymology
From Japanese 生ãç”²æ– â€” 'iki' (life/living) + 'gai' (worth/reason). Okinawans, among the world's longest-lived people, attribute their longevity to having a clear ikigai.
Kelly Says
The Japanese secret to a long, happy life! Find the spot where PASSION + SKILL + PURPOSE + LIVELIHOOD all overlap — THAT'S your ikigai! Okinawans live to 100+ because they wake up every morning KNOWING why! 🇯🇵💫
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ህይወት ምንነት
hi-y-wet min-net
ARالعربية
غاية الحياة
gha-ya-tul-haya-ta
BNবাংলা
জীবনের উদ্দেশ্য
jee-bon-er ud-desh-ya
CACatalà
propòsit de la vida
pro-po-sit de la vee-da
CSČeština
smysl života
s-mysl zhi-v-ota
DADansk
livets mening
liv-ets men-ing
DEDeutsch
Sinn des Lebens
sinn des lev-ens
ELΕλληνικά
ο σκοπός της ζωής
o sko-pos tis zo-es
ESEspañol
razón de ser
ra-son de ser
FAفارسی
مقصود زندگی
maq-sood z-en-di-gi
FISuomi
elämän tarkoitus
el-a-män tar-koitus
FRFrançais
raison d'être
ra-son de eh-treh
GUGU
જીવનનો ઉદ્દેશ
jee-van-no ud-desh
HAHA
maganin rayuwa
ma-ga-nin ray-u-wa
HEעברית
מטרת החיים
ma-ta-ret ha-chai-im
HIहिन्दी
जीवन का उद्देश्य
jee-van ka ud-desh-ya
HUMagyar
élet értelme
e-let er-tel-me
IDBahasa Indonesia
makna hidup
mak-na hi-dup
ITItaliano
ragione di vita
ra-gione di vee-ta
KMKM
ប្រយោជន៍របស់ជីវិត
bray-o-chon rob-s chee-vit
MRMR
जीवनाचा उद्देश
jee-va-na-cha ud-desh
MSBahasa Melayu
makna hidup
mak-na hi-dup
MYမြန်မာ
အလည်မှု
a-l-ye-mu
NLNederlands
reden tot leven
re-den tot lee-ven
NONorsk
meningen med livet
men-ing-en med liv-et
PAPA
ਜੀਵਨ ਦਾ ਉਦੇਸ਼
jee-van da ud-desh
PLPolski
sens życia
sens zhi-wya
PTPortuguês
razão de ser
ra-son de ser
RORomână
sensul vieții
sen-sul vee-tee
RUРусский
смысл жизни
s-mysl zhi-z-ni
SVSvenska
livets mening
liv-ets men-ing
SWKiswahili
maana ya maisha
ma-ana ya ma-sha
TAதமிழ்
வாழ்க்கை நோக்கம்
va-zh-kai no-kam
TEతెలుగు
జీవితం ఉద్దేశ్యం
jee-vi-tam ud-desh-yam
THไทย
จุดหมายของชีวิต
jood-ma-hai khong chee-wit
TLTL
layunin ng buhay
la-yu-nin ng bu-hay
TRTürkçe
yaşamak amacı
ya-sham-ak a-ma-ci
UKУкраїнська
смысл життя
s-mysl zhyt-tya
URاردو
زندگی کا مقصد
z-en-di-ka ma-q-sad
VITiếng Việt
lý do sống
li do soong
ZH中文
人生意义
ren-sheng yi-yi
ZUZU
isikhathi sokuhlala
ee-si-kha-thi so-ku-hl-a-la