働(はたら)きがい はたらきがい noun job satisfaction; sense of fulfillment in work workemotion 1. job satisfaction; sense of fulfillment in work; worthwhileness of working the feeling that one's work is meaningful and fulfilling この仕事(しごと)には働(はたら)きがいがある。🔊 This job is rewarding. 働(はたら)きがいを感(かん)じる職場(しょくば)を探(さが)している。🔊 I'm looking for a workplace where I can feel fulfilled. 社員(しゃいん)の働(はたら)きがいを高(たか)める施策(しさく)を導入(どうにゅう)した。🔊 We introduced measures to increase employees' job satisfaction. Etymology働(はたら)き (working, labor)がい (甲斐(かい)) - worth, value, benefitRelated wordsOther 〜がい words:生(い)きがい (reason for living, purpose in life)読(よ)みがい (worth reading)見(み)がい (worth seeing)食(た)べがい (worth eating)Common collocations働(はたら)きがいがある (to be worth working, to be rewarding)働(はたら)きがいを感(かん)じる (to feel job satisfaction)働(はたら)きがいのある会社(かいしゃ) (a company worth working for)Similar wordsやりがい: the sense that any task is worth doing; the more common everyday word Related Words Compare: 仕事(しごと)のやりがい (the rewarding aspect of work) Related: 生(い)き甲斐(がい) (reason for living, purpose in life) Related: 読(よ)みがい (worth reading) Related: 見(み)がい (worth seeing) Compare: やり甲斐(がい) (the sense that any task is worth doing) general Added 2026.1.25 9:52 · Revised 2026.10.9 4:21 08000/08038_hatarakigai