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JLPT N1
Grade 8

Meanings

earnings
work
earn money

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
かせ.ぐ

Common Words

馬鹿
バカ
莫迦
Usually kana
Freq #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)

Godan verb
Freq #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

じかんをかせぐ
Expression
Godan verb
Freq #9155
1

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

じかんかせぎ
Noun
Freq #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.
せぎ
Noun
Freq #10242
1

earnings

Examples
稼ぎに追いつく貧乏なし。
Poverty is a stranger to industry.
稼動
どう
~する Verb
Noun
Freq #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

ぎょう
Noun
Freq #16534
1

trade; business; occupation; profession; job

かせぎ
Noun
Freq #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

こづかいかせぎ
小遣稼ぎ
Noun
Freq #36574
1

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

フルかどう
~する Verb
Noun
Intransitive
Freq #36905
1

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

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