| raison d'etre |
| raison d'etre | (n) reason for being |
| raison d'etre | (n) the purpose that justifies a thing's existence |
| 生き甲斐(P);生きがい;生甲斐 | [いきがい, ikigai] (n) something one lives for; purpose in life; raison d'être; (P) [Add to Longdo] |
| 存在理由 | [そんざいりゆう, sonzairiyuu] (n) reason for being; raison d'etre [Add to Longdo] |
