甲斐

Etymology
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Etymology 1
From. First attested in the  of 759.

Derived from the, with the basic sense being "that which should be the result / outcome / replacement".

Noun

 * 1) value, reward, avail, being fruitful or worth doing

Proper noun

 * , an old province of Japan
 * , an old province of Japan

Etymology 2
Shift from.

First attested in a text from 1797.

Pronunciation

 * The pitch accent depends on the entire suffixed term.

Suffix

 * 1) value, reward, avail, being fruitful or worth doing