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What does 儲ける (もうける, moukeru) mean?

儲ける (もうける, moukeru) means to earn a profit, to gain.

Quick facts
Readingもうける
Romajimoukeru
Part of speechichidan verb, transitive
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N2
もうける
N2 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonmoukeru

to earn a profit, to gain

  1. 1ichidan verb · transitive to profit; to get; to earn
  2. 2ichidan verb · transitive to have (bear, beget) a child
  3. 3ichidan verb · transitive to have a stroke of luck

Example sentences

  • He made a fortune in real estate.

  • You must not try to make money the easy way.

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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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