やりがい

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Common wordJLPTN2Freq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

1

rewarding feeling; sense of fulfillment; worthwhile effort

usually written using kana alone

Describes the intrinsic satisfaction or sense of purpose gained from an activity, often used in work or personal pursuits.

This job is tough, but it's rewarding.

ボランティア活かつ動どうにやりがいを感かんじている。

I find volunteer work fulfilling.

〈事こと〉にやりがいを感かんじるto feel a sense of fulfillment in (doing) something
今いまの仕し事ごとにやりがいを感かんじている。
I feel a sense of fulfillment in my current job.
やりがいを求もとめるto seek a rewarding sense of purpose (in work, etc.)
彼かれはやりがいを求もとめて転てん職しょくした。
He changed jobs in search of more fulfilling work.

生いきがいN2
生きがい is a broader sense of purpose in life, while 遣り甲斐 refers to the fulfillment felt from a specific task or activity.
達たっ成せい感かん
達成感 is the specific feeling of accomplishment after finishing something, whereas 遣り甲斐 is the sense that an activity is worth doing in the first place.

やりがいUsage85%
Usually written in kana. The kanji spelling 遣り甲斐 exists but is less common.
やり甲斐がいUsage13%
search-only kanji form
遣やり甲斐がいUsage1%
Kanji spelling; rarely used in practice. The search-only form やり甲斐 is not included as a standard written variant.
ヤリガイUsage<1%

Compound of 遣り (yari, 'doing', continuative form of 遣る yaru) + 甲斐 (kai, 'worth, effect'). The kai changes to gai due to rendaku.