A free ikigai test that reads your own answers, shows which circle is missing, and checks your statement against your lists.
5.0(1 rating)Fill your 4 circles with real examples, see where they overlap and which one is missing, then check your statement and your week. Private: it all stays in this browser.
Where do you lose track of time?
List 5 to 10 activities, one per line. This is where the book Ikigai says to start: what puts you in flow.
Your 4 circles
Nothing yet. Answer the questions above, paste your lists, or add items here.
The 4 circles are Marc Winn's 2014 diagram, built on Andrés Zuzunaga's. Flow, moai and the 10 rules are from Ikigai by Héctor García and Francesc Miralles; the 5 pillars from Ken Mogi. All in our own words.
This free ikigai test helps you find where what you love, what you're good at, what the world needs and what you can be paid for overlap.
Most ikigai tests give you a type or an archetype. This one reads your own answers, shows which circle is missing, and checks your statement against your lists.
Here's what an ikigai test is, how this one works, and what you get at the end.
What is an ikigai test?
An ikigai test is a set of questions that helps you find your ikigai, the Japanese idea of a reason for being.
Most use the 4-circle ikigai diagram: what you love, what you're good at, what the world needs, and what you can be paid for.
This one adds what the book Ikigai says matters most in Japan: flow, your people and the small things that make a day good.
How to use the ikigai test
It takes about 15 minutes for the full version, and 3 if you already have your lists.
Where the 4 circles come from
The 4-circle diagram isn't Japanese. Marc Winn drew it in 2014 on top of Andrés Zuzunaga's 2011 diagram of purpose.
It's still a useful map for work. So the test uses it, and adds the Japanese side from the books by Héctor García and Francesc Miralles, and by Ken Mogi.
I wrote the full story, with the 10 rules and my own ikigai, in what ikigai is and how to find yours.
When you find your ikigai, work doesn't feel like work.
You have endless energy because you're operating in your zone of genius.
What your reading shows
| Part | How it's worked out |
|---|---|
| Your 4 circles | Every item marked specific, or a label that needs a real example |
| The overlaps | Only items that really sit in both circles, confirmed by you |
| What's missing | Your thinnest circle, and which of the 4 "almost ikigai" states you're closest to |
| Your flow | What your flow activities share, from the book's own exercise |
| Your statement | Who, what and how, no generic words, and how much of it comes from your lists |
Nothing is guessed. Every line in the reading points back to something you wrote.
The 12-question ikigai check
The check asks what happened in the last 7 days, never how you feel.
- What it asks about
- Time on what you love, help asked for, problems solved, income that fits
- Built on
- The 4 circles
- What it asks about
- Small steps, losing yourself in a task, a pace you can keep, small joys, being present
- Built on
- Ken Mogi's 5 pillars
- What it asks about
- Flow, real conversations, mornings you want to start
- Built on
- The book Ikigai
It's our own check, scored out of 100 in 3 parts. Take it again next year and see what moved.
Your ikigai page
Your reading becomes a page of its own, with the same 3D chart you turn in the test. Visitors drag it around, hear each circle's note, and open any item to see its photo or video.
| Part | What you get |
|---|---|
| The look | 9 looks measured from real, live sites, or your own brand, read from your site or your DESIGN.md |
| Light and dark | Your logo for each, and a switch on the page |
| Photos and videos | Free ones from Pexels, Unsplash, Pixabay and Coverr, your own uploads, or a link |
| Downloads | The page, a PDF, an image as PNG, JPG or WebP, a GIF of the chart turning, and the look's DESIGN.md |
| Putting it live | Steps for 8 hosts, from Netlify and Vercel to your own site, and a prompt for Claude Code or Codex |
The page is one HTML file with nothing to load from anywhere else. It works on any host, and even opened straight from your computer.
It also keeps every reading inside it. Open it in the test next year and see what moved.
Your files
| File | What it's for |
|---|---|
| ikigai.md | Your reading as a context file for ChatGPT, Claude or your own AI OS |
| The chart as SVG | For slides, docs and print, sharp at any size |
| The blank ikigai template | A worksheet to print and fill in by hand |
| Your ikigai page | Everything above, and the file the test opens again |
Take it further with your own AI
The test has 8 prompts that open in ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Grok or Perplexity with your answers filled in. Paste the answer back and the test reads your lists.
| Prompt | Use it when |
|---|---|
| Find my ikigai, one question at a time | You'd rather talk it through than fill in lists |
| Find my ikigai through flow | You know when you lose track of time, but not why |
| Go deeper on my thinnest circle | One circle has only a few items |
| Test my paid-for circle in 30 days | You're not sure anyone would pay for it yet |
| Stress-test my statement | Your sentence sounds good but could be anyone's |
| Compare with my last reading | It's been 90 days or a year since your last one |
Start with your thinnest circle. One small experiment this month tells you more than another hour of lists.
Find your ikigai with your AI
Run the Ikigai OS prompts in
Ikigai test FAQs
Questions about the ikigai test? Here's what to know.
An ikigai test is a set of questions that helps you find your ikigai, your reason for being.
This free ikigai test fills the 4 circles with your own examples, shows your overlaps and your thinnest circle, and checks your statement.
Yes, the ikigai test is free with no login.
Your answers stay in your browser.
The full ikigai test takes about 15 minutes.
If you already have your 4 lists, paste them and it takes about 3.
No, the 4-circle ikigai diagram came from Marc Winn in 2014, built on Andrés Zuzunaga's diagram of purpose.
In Japan, ikigai is closer to what makes each day worth living, which is why this test adds flow, your people and small joys.
Yes, your ikigai changes as you do.
Save your ikigai file and take the test again next year to compare your readings.
Yes, the ikigai test has 8 prompts that open in ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Grok or Perplexity with your answers filled in.
Paste the answer back and the test reads your lists.
Yes, your ikigai page is one HTML file that works on any host.
The test has steps for 8 hosts, including Netlify, Vercel, Cloudflare, GitHub Pages and your own site, and a prompt for Claude Code or Codex to put it live for you.
Yes, everything you type stays in this browser.
Nothing is sent anywhere unless you open a prompt in your own AI.
The ikigai test is for anyone asking what to do with their work or life: creators, founders, people changing careers and students.
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I did. I'm Navid Moazzez, and the ikigai test is one of my free tools on navid.me.
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Navid Moazzez helps creators and founders master AI and build their own AI Operating System (AI OS) to automate their business and life.
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