earnings, work, earn money

15 strokesFrequency 1,264JLPT N1Grade 8

On

Kun

かせ.ぐ

Dictionary

Common Words

馬鹿バカ莫迦Usually kanaFreq #1510
1

Common noun

idiot; moron; fool

Examples
こんな荒れ模様の日に外出するなんて君は馬鹿だよ。
You are an idiot to go out in this weather.
2

Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)

stupid; foolish; dull; absurd; ridiculous

Examples
なんという馬鹿なことだろう。
What a piece of folly!
3

Common noun; Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)

trivial; insignificant; disappointing

4

Common noun; Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)

malfunctioning; defective; losing sensation

5

Slang; Common noun; Noun, used as a prefix

incredibly; unusually; exceptionally

6

Slang; Common noun; Noun, used as a suffix; Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi); Usu. in compounds

fervent enthusiast; nut; person singularly obsessed with something

7

Abbreviation; Common noun

Mactra chinensis (species of trough shell)

稼ぐGodan verbFreq #2320
1

Transitive verb

to earn (income); to make (money)

Examples
私は自分の生活費を稼がなくてはならない。
I've got to earn my own living.
2

Transitive verb

to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to play (for time)

3

Intransitive verb

to work hard (at one's job); to labor; to labour; to toil

時間を稼ぐじかんをかせぐExpressionGodan verbFreq #9155
1

to gain time; to play for time; to buy time

時間稼ぎじかんかせぎNounFreq #9324
1

gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying

Examples
彼は時間稼ぎをしているだけだよ。
He is just killing time.
稼ぎせぎNounFreq #10242
1

earnings

Examples
稼ぎに追いつく貧乏なし。
Poverty is a stranger to industry.
稼働稼動どうNoun~する VerbFreq #11834
1

Transitive verb

operation (of a machine); running

Examples
工場はフル稼動している。
The factory is running at full capacity.
2

Intransitive verb

working (and earning money); workload; activity

3

Intransitive verb; Computing

deployment (e.g. to a production environment); release; shipping

稼業ぎょうNounFreq #16534
1

trade; business; occupation; profession; job

出稼ぎかせぎNounFreq #32422
1

Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru; Intransitive verb

working away from home (esp. abroad)

Examples
アジア諸国などから出稼ぎにきた外国人をメイドとして使うのが常識のようになっている。
It has become common practise to employ foreigners working abroad from Asian countries as maids.
2

person working away from home; migrant worker

小遣い稼ぎこづかいかせぎ小遣稼ぎNounFreq #36574
1

earning extra money (e.g. from a side job)

フル稼働フルかどうNounIntransitive~する VerbFreq #36905
1

full operation (e.g. of a factory, machine, reactor); full strength; full speed

Kanji quiz

Practice and remember this kanji

Strengthen kanji knowledge with focused reading, meaning, and writing practice.

Start Kanji Quiz