Word Meaning 出稼ぎ

でかせぎ dekasegi

出稼ぎ is read as でかせぎ (dekasegi) and means working away from home (esp. abroad).

Meaning

English

working away from home (esp. abroad)
person working away from home
migrant worker

Reading

Kana

でかせぎ

Romaji

dekasegi

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 26 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper grade Kanken 準2級 Rank 11469 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

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出稼ぎ労働者

でかせぎろうどうしゃ

migrant worker

稼ぎ出す

かせぎだす

to gain

出張

しゅっちょう

business trip

出納

すいとう

receipts and expenditure (disbursements)

出典

しゅってん

source (e.g. quotation)

出廷

しゅってい

appearance in court

出展

しゅってん

exhibit

出征

しゅっせい

departure for military service (in response to a draft)

出没

しゅつぼつ

making frequent appearances

出張所

しゅっちょうじょ

branch office

出獄

しゅつごく

release (from prison)

出陣

しゅつじん

appearing (in a match)

Example Sentences

冬になる度に、父は東京に出稼ぎに行っていた。

Every winter, my father would go to Tokyo to work.

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.