Moto 稼: Earnings; Work; Earn MoneyKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- カ
- Kun'yomi
- かせ(ぐ)
- Level
- JLPT N1Jōyō, secondary school
- Words
- 62 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (カ)
- 稼働かどうoperation (of machine); operating
- 稼働率かどうりつoperating ratio; rate of operation
- 稼業かぎょうtrade; business
- フル稼働フルかどうfull operation (e.g. factory, machine, reactor); full strength
- 人気稼業にんきかぎょうpopular occupation; occupation largely dependent on public favor
- 全稼働時間ぜんかどうじかんbusy period
- 再稼働さいかどうrestarting; resuming operations (e.g. at a power plant)
- 再稼動さいかどうrestarting; resuming operations (e.g. at a power plant)
- 実稼働状態じつかどうじょうたいactual working conditions; field conditions
- 客室稼働率きゃくしつかどうりつroom occupancy ratio; guest room usage rate
- 役者稼業やくしゃかぎょうstage career; acting career
- 最近稼働さいきんかどうrecent activity
- 泥棒稼業どろぼうかぎょうprofessional thievery
- 泥水稼業どろみずかぎょうmaking a living in the red-light district
- 浮き草稼業うきくさかぎょうprecarious trade; unstable occupation
- 稼働中かどうちゅうworking; in operation
- 稼働人口かどうじんこうmanpower; work force
- 稼働時間かどうじかんhours of operation (machine, etc.); uptime
- 稼働率指数かどうりつしすうindex of capacity utilization ratio; ICUR
- 稼動かどうoperation (of machine); operating
- 稼動時間かどうじかんhours of operation (machine, etc.); uptime
- 稼動率かどうりつoperating ratio; rate of operation
- 稼穡かしょくplanting and harvesting; farming
- 行商稼業ぎょうしょうかぎょうthe peddling trade
Words that use a kun'yomi
- 出稼ぎでかせぎworking away from home
- 稼ぎかせぎearnings
- 共稼ぎともかせぎ(husband and wife) earning a living together
- 稼ぐかせぐto earn (income); to make (money)
- 荒稼ぎあらかせぎmaking a killing; making easy money
- 一稼ぎひとかせぎmaking some money; earning
- 出稼ぎ労働者でかせぎろうどうしゃmigrant worker; economic nomad
- 原稿稼ぎげんこうかせぎliving on one's writing
- 夜稼ぎよかせぎnight work; burglary
- 夫婦共稼ぎふうふともかせぎdual income; husband and wife both working
- 小遣い稼ぎこづかいかせぎearning extra money (e.g. from a side job)
- 山稼ぎやまかせぎmaking a living in the mountains
- 旅稼ぎたびかせぎworking away from home
- 時を稼ぐときをかせぐto play for time; to use delaying tactics
- 時間を稼ぐじかんをかせぐto gain time; to play for time
- 時間稼ぎじかんかせぎgaining time; stalling for time
- 板の間稼ぎいたのまかせぎbathhouse thievery; stealing someone else's clothes and valuables at a bathhouse
- 点を稼ぐてんをかせぐto score points with (a person); to curry favor with (favour)
- 点数を稼ぐてんすうをかせぐto score points with (a person)
- 点数稼ぎてんすうかせぎpoint-scoring; scoring Brownie points
- 票稼ぎひょうかせぎvote-catching; vote-getting
- 稼ぎだすかせぎだすto gain; to earn (for oneself)
- 稼ぎ主かせぎぬしbreadwinner; provider
- 稼ぎ人かせぎにんbreadwinner; hard worker
- 稼ぎ出すかせぎだすto gain; to earn (for oneself)
- 稼ぎ取るかせぎとるto earn by working
- 稼ぎ手かせぎてbreadwinner; hard worker
- 稼ぎ方かせぎかたmethod of earning; way of earning
- 稼ぎ時かせぎどきwinning streak; good time to make a profit
- 稼ぎ頭かせぎがしらbreadwinner; biggest earner
- 稼ぎ高かせぎだかearnings
- 稼ぐに追いつく貧乏なしかせぐにおいつくびんぼうなしpoverty is a stranger to industry; diligence is the mother of good fortune
- 稼ぐに追いつく貧乏無しかせぐにおいつくびんぼうなしpoverty is a stranger to industry; diligence is the mother of good fortune
- 稼げるかせげるto work; to earn income
Other readings
- 小遣稼ぎこづかいかせぎearning extra money (e.g. from a side job)
- 浮草稼業うきくさかぎょうprecarious trade; unstable occupation
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