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稼

earnings
Stroke count: 15

Readings

On readingカ
Kun readingかせ.ぐ
JōyōGrade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. earningsRtK
    彼は働いて稼ぐだけみな貯金する。He saves what he earns.tatoeba
    彼は新商売で荒稼ぎをした。He made a killing in his new business.tatoeba
  2. work
    彼は先月、アルバイトをして１０万円も稼いだ。He earned as much as 100,000 yen working part-time last month.tatoeba
  3. earn money
    彼は生活するのに十分な金を稼いでいない。He doesn't earn enough money to live on.tatoeba
  1. to earn (income)
  2. to make (money)
  3. to score (points, victory)
  4. to gain (time)
  5. to play (for time)

Popular Usage

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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wheat (禾) · cereal (禾) · house · sow · pig

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 959

Compound words

稼ぐかせぐ
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to play (for time)
稼ぎかせぎ
earnings
稼業かぎょう
trade; business; occupation; profession; job
稼働かどう
operation (of a machine); running; working (and earning money); workload; activity
共稼ぎともかせぎ
(husband and wife) earning a living together
出稼ぎでかせぎ
working away from home (esp. abroad); person working away from home; migrant worker
稼働率かどうりつ
operating rate; utilization rate; occupancy rate; availability factor
稼穡かしょく
planting and harvesting
一稼ぎひとかせぎ
making some money
稼ぎ手かせぎて
breadwinner
荒稼ぎあらかせぎ
making a killing
稼げるかせげる
to work
原稿稼ぎげんこうかせぎ
living on one's writing
時間稼ぎじかんかせぎ
gaining time
稼働するかどうする
to operate

Stroke Order

15 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 稼

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