甲斐がある (kai ga aru)

Meaning

  1. to be effective
  2. to be fruitful
  3. to be worthwhile
  4. to be worth
  5. to be rewarded

All JLPT 2 grammar : 甲斐がある(甲斐がある, kai ga aru), to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off, [Expression, Godan verb with ru ending (irregular verb)]

Example

日本語意味
この間投稿した記事がやっと雑誌に載ったんだよ。頑張って出し続けた甲斐があったよ。Sending manuscript after manuscript paid off. A magazine finally published my work.

Vocabulary

日本語ローマ字意味
記事kijiarticle, news story
この間kono aidathe other day, lately
やっとyattoat last
雑誌zasshijournal, magazine

Kanji

漢字おんよみくんよみ意味
カン,ケンあいだ, ま, あいinterval, space
シュツ,スイで.る, -で, だ.すexit, leave, go out, come out, put out
ジ,ズこと, つか.う, つか.えるmatter, thing
しる.すscribe, narrative
トウな.げる, -な.げthrow, abandon, discard
ザツ,ゾウまじ.える, まじ.るmiscellaneous
ゾク,ショク,コウ,キョウつづ.く, つづ.ける, つぐ.ないcontinue, series

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