Vocabulary

What does 稼ぐ (かせぐ, kasegu) mean?

稼ぐ (かせぐ, kasegu) means to earn (money), to work for a living.

Quick facts
Readingかせぐ
Romajikasegu
Part of speechgodan verb, transitive
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N3
かせぐ
N3 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonkasegu

to earn (money), to work for a living

  1. 1godan verb · transitive to earn (income); to make (money)
  2. 2godan verb · transitive to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to play (for time)
  3. 3godan verb · intransitive to work hard (at one's job); to labor; to labour

Example sentences

  • I earn my tuition through part-time work.

  • I want to earn travel money during summer vacation.

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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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