Word Meaning 稼ぐ

かせぐ kasegu

稼ぐ is read as かせぐ (kasegu) and means to earn (income).

Meaning

English

  1. to earn (income)
  2. to make (money)
  3. to score (points, victory)
  4. to gain (time)
  5. to play (for time)
  6. to work hard (at one's job)
  7. to labor
  8. to labour

Reading

Kana

かせぐ

Romaji

kasegu

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 18 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 準2級 Rank 8216 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

稼業

かぎょう

trade

稼働

かどう

working (and earning money)

稼働率

かどうりつ

operating rate

稼ぎ

かせぎ

earnings

稼働時間

かどうじかん

hours of operation (of a machine, etc.)

稼働率指数

かどうりつしすう

index of capacity utilization ratio

稼働人口

かどうじんこう

manpower

稼働中

かどうちゅう

working

稼ぎ人

かせぎにん

breadwinner

時間を稼ぐ

じかんをかせぐ

to gain time

点数を稼ぐ

てんすうをかせぐ

to score points with (a person)

共稼ぎ

ともかせぎ

(husband and wife) earning a living together

Example Sentences

10

このみせはなつになるとよくかせぐ。

This shop makes good money when summer comes.

かれはぶんしょうをかいてかせぐつもりだ。

He plans to make a living by writing.

そんなにむりをしてまでかせぐひつようはない。

You do not need to push yourself that hard just to earn money.

He earns a great deal.

He earns three times more than I do.

He earns 300,000 yen a month.

He earns three times as much as I.

He earns twenty dollars a day.

He earns more money than he can spend.

He earns more money than he can spend.