やりがい

Also written 遣り甲斐

Meanings

1. Noun value in doing something; feeling that something is worth doing; rewarding feeling; sense of satisfaction

Example sentences

• 概して、人生という競技はやりがいがある。
  As a rule, the game of life is worth playing.
• この仕事にはあまりやりがいを感じない。
  I don't get enough challenge in this job.
• 自分の仕事にやりがいを感じています。
  I really love my work.
• やりがいはあるけれどもリスクと労働時間を考えると・・・、ものすごく損な商売なのかもしれませんね。
  It's a job worth doing, but if I think about the working hours and the risk ... I could be onto a real losing proposition here.
• 最近ずっと、このお店に通ってます。雰囲気や客層も良いし、何より落ち着くの。ところで、あなたってここで何年働いてるの？ここで働いてて遣り甲斐を感じる？
  Recently I've been going to this shop a lot. The atmosphere is good, the customers are nice, and it's just really calming. How many years have you been working at this shop? Do you find it rewarding to work here?

Common phrases

• やりがいがある
• やりがいを感じる

Words containing やりがい

• やりがい搾取 (やりがいさくしゅ) job satisfaction exploitation
• やりがいのある worth doing

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