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id: wiki-2026-0508-ikigai-이키가이
title: Ikigai (이키가이)
category: 10_Wiki/Topics
status: verified
canonical_id: self
aliases: [Ikigai, 이키가이, life purpose, Japanese philosophy]
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confidence_score: 0.85
verification_status: applied
tags: [philosophy, japanese, ikigai, well-being, purpose, career]
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last_reinforced: 2026-05-10
github_commit: pending
tech_stack:
  language: Philosophy / Career
  applicable_to: [Career Coaching, Life Planning]
---

# Ikigai (이키가이)

## 매 한 줄
> **"매 living 의 reason"**. 매 Japanese concept (sing 'i-ki-gai'). 매 modern Western 4-circle Venn (love + good at + paid + needed) 의 simplified version. 매 actual Japanese 의 의 의 더 broader (small daily joys 의 포함).

## 매 핵심

### 매 popular Western model
- **What you LOVE**.
- **What you're GOOD AT**.
- **What world NEEDS**.
- **What you can be PAID FOR**.
- 매 intersection = ikigai.

### 매 actual Japanese
- 매 daily small joys + reasons to wake.
- 매 Garcia & Miralles "Ikigai" book (2016) 의 의 popularize.
- 매 Mieko Kamiya 의 origin (1966).
- 매 not necessarily career — 매 daily life satisfaction.

### 매 Mieko Kamiya 7 needs
1. Life satisfaction.
2. Change & growth.
3. Bright future.
4. Resonance.
5. Freedom.
6. Self-actualization.
7. Meaning & value.

### 매 응용
1. Career coaching.
2. Retirement planning.
3. Self-reflection.
4. Workplace meaning.

## 💻 패턴

### 4-circle assessment
```python
def ikigai_quadrant(loves, good_ats, world_needs, paid_for):
    return {
        'passion': set(loves) & set(good_ats),
        'mission': set(loves) & set(world_needs),
        'profession': set(good_ats) & set(paid_for),
        'vocation': set(world_needs) & set(paid_for),
        'ikigai': set(loves) & set(good_ats) & set(world_needs) & set(paid_for),
    }
```

### Daily ikigai journal
```python
def daily_journal_prompts():
    return [
        "What did I look forward to today?",
        "What small moment brought joy?",
        "What did I learn about myself?",
        "What did I do well?",
        "Whose day did I make better?",
    ]
```

### Career fit (Western)
```python
def career_fit(role, self_assessment):
    score = 0
    if role.tasks_loved > 0.5: score += 2
    if role.skill_match > 0.7: score += 2
    if role.contribution > 0.5: score += 1
    if role.compensation > self_assessment.minimum: score += 1
    return score / 6  # 매 0-1
```

### LLM coaching
```python
def ikigai_coach(user_responses, llm):
    prompt = f"""You are a career & life coach using ikigai framework.

User responses:
- Loves: {user_responses.loves}
- Skills: {user_responses.skills}
- Values: {user_responses.values}
- Life situation: {user_responses.situation}

Output:
1. 3 specific career/life directions matching ikigai
2. Skills to develop
3. Small daily ikigai practices (Japanese-style)
4. Acknowledge: ikigai 매 perfect 4-circle 의 X — 매 daily joy 의 의 OK"""
    return llm.generate(prompt)
```

### Reflection schedule
```yaml
ikigai_practice:
  daily:
    - 5min morning intention
    - 5min evening reflection (what brought joy)
  weekly:
    - 30min review of meaningful moments
  quarterly:
    - 1hr direction check
  annual:
    - full life review
```

## 매 결정 기준
| 상황 | Approach |
|---|---|
| Career change | 4-circle Venn |
| Daily life | Mieko Kamiya 7 needs |
| Western audience | Pop ikigai (4-circle) |
| Japanese authentic | Daily small joys |

**기본값**: 매 frame 의 introduce + 매 don't force perfect intersection + 매 honor daily ikigai.

## 🔗 Graph
- 부모: [[Philosophy]]
- Adjacent: [[Eudaimonia-and-Well-being]]

## 🤖 LLM 활용
**언제**: Career coaching. Self-reflection.
**언제 X**: Strict career advice (use professional).

## ❌ 안티패턴
- **Pop ikigai 의 perfect intersection 의 force**: 매 frustrate.
- **Career-only**: 매 daily joy 의 ignore.
- **Misappropriation**: 매 Western purified version 의 actual 으로 confuse.

## 🧪 검증 / 중복
- Verified (Garcia & Miralles 2016, Kamiya original — Western popularization).
- 신뢰도 B.

## 🕓 Changelog
| 날짜 | 변경 |
|---|---|
| 2026-05-08 | Phase 1 |
| 2026-05-10 | Manual cleanup — 4-circle + Kamiya + practice |
