がい

See also: かい

Japanese

Etymology 1

For pronunciation and definitions of がい – see the following entry.

【甲斐】 [suffix] value, reward, avail, being fruitful or worth doing

(This term, がい (gai), is the hiragana spelling of the above term.) For a list of all kanji read as がい, see Category:Japanese kanji read as がい.)

Etymology 2

For pronunciation and definitions of がい – see the following entries.

【外】2 [suffix] outside; external [suffix] except for

【害】4 [noun] injury, harm, damage

【崖】S [affix] [from 900] cliff Alternative spelling 崕

【垓】H [numeral] A number of 1020 in modern Japanese since 17th century.

【我意】 [noun] self-willedness; obstinacy

【画意】 [noun] meaning of a painting

(This term, がい (gai), is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.) For a list of all kanji read as がい, see Category:Japanese kanji read as がい.)

(The following entries are uncreated: 街, 劾, 涯, 慨, 蓋, 該, 概, 骸, 賀意, 雅意.)

Etymology 3

Particle

がい • (gai) 

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   「そうはならんやろ！」「なっとるやろがい！」

   “Sō wa naran yaro!”“Nattoru yaro gai!”

   (Internet meme) "That's not how it works!" "But it's clearly happened!"

   • 2020, “うっせぇわ”, syudou (lyrics), performed by Ado:

     絶(ぜっ)対(たい)絶(ぜっ)対(たい)現(げん)代(だい)の代(だい)弁(べん)者(しゃ)は私(わたし)やろがい

     zettai zettai gendai no daibensha wa watashi yaro gai

     (please add an English translation of this example)