Vocabulary

What does 儲かる (もうかる, moukaru) mean?

儲かる (もうかる, moukaru) means to be profitable, to turn a profit.

Quick facts
Readingもうかる
Romajimoukaru
Part of speechgodan verb, intransitive
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N2
もうかる
N2 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonmoukaru

to be profitable, to turn a profit

  1. 1godan verb · intransitive to be profitable; to yield a profit

Example sentences

  • This business doesn't turn much of a profit.

  • I hear there are also people who made money from stocks.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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