稼
earnings, work, earn money
Readings
On'yomi
- カ
Kun'yomi
- かせ.ぐ
Meaning
稼 centers on productive effort that yields material gain: working to earn money or a living, and the earnings that result from that work.
Most common words using 稼
20 of 55- 稼ぐかせぐN3
to earn (income); to make (money)
- 稼げるかせげる
to work; to earn income
- 稼ぎかせぎ
earnings
- 稼働かどう
operation (of a machine); running
- 出稼ぎでかせぎ
working away from home (esp. abroad)
- 稼業かぎょう
trade; business; occupation; profession; job
- 荒稼ぎあらかせぎ
making a killing; making easy money
- 稼働率かどうりつ
operating rate; utilization rate; occupancy rate; availability factor
- 共稼ぎともかせぎN1
(husband and wife) earning a living together
- フル稼働フルかどう
full operation (e.g. of a factory, machine, reactor); full strength; full speed
- 一稼ぎひとかせぎ
making some money; earning
- 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)
- 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
husband and wife both working (for a living); joint breadwinning (by husband and wife)
- 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
Study
Etymology
稼 combines 禾 (grain) and 家 (house), suggesting the idea of grain stored at home as a result of agricultural work, which extended to earnings and labor in general.
Meaning mnemonic
Grain 禾 piled up at home 家 represents the fruit of hard work: earning a living through labor.
Reading mnemonic
For カ, picture a car (カ) loaded with grain you earned from work, driving it home to your house.