What is Ikigai?

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Ikigai Venn Diagram
Ikigai have no direct translation of Ikigai into English, but the most legitimate definitions found are the following:

The term Ikigai is composed of iki and kai. iki refers to life while kai is a suffix meaning roughly the realization of what one expects and hopes. Japanese dictionaries define Ikigai in such terms as ikiru hariai, yorokobi, meate (something to live for, the joy and goal of living) and ikite iru dake no neuchi, ikite inu kōfuku, rieki (a life worth living, the happiness and benefit of being alive). Learn more here

Some also translate Ikigai as: In short, Ikigai is what lights you up!


Coded by Louise Abrena