がい

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See also: かい

Japanese

Etymology 1

For pronunciation and definitions of がい – see the following entry.
甲斐
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.
2
outside; external
except for
4
injury, harm, damage
S
cliff
Alternative spelling
H
A number of 1020 in modern Japanese since 17th century.
我意
self-willedness; obstinacy
画意
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: , , , , , , , , 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:
      (ぜっ)(たい)(ぜっ)(たい)(げん)(だい)(だい)(べん)(しゃ)(わたし)やろがい
      zettai zettai gendai no daibensha wa watashi yaro gai
      (please add an English translation of this example)