稼働 (かどう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

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稼働する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	稼か働どうする	稼か働どうしない
Polite	稼か働どうします	稼か働どうしません
Past polite	稼か働どうしました	稼か働どうしませんでした
Past	稼か働どうした	稼か働どうしなかった
Te-form	稼か働どうして	稼か働どうしないで
Desire	稼か働どうしたい	稼か働どうしたくない
Potential	稼か働どうできる	稼か働どうできない
Passive	稼か働どうされる	稼か働どうされない
Causative	稼か働どうさせる	稼か働どうさせない
Causative passive	稼か働どうさせられる	稼か働どうさせられない
Volitional	稼か働どうしよう
Polite volitional	稼か働どうしましょう
Imperative	稼か働どうしろ	稼か働どうするな
Conditional	稼か働どうすれば	稼か働どうしなければ
Tara conditional	稼か働どうしたら	稼か働どうしなかったら

Meanings

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb

operation; running

Used for machines, equipment, or systems being in operation. Often appears in technical or business contexts.

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Kanji

稼earnings, work, earn money
働work, (kokuji)
動move, motion, change

Related words· 6

運うん転てんN5sense 1
運転 is used for driving vehicles or operating simple machinery, while 稼働 refers to a machine or system being continuously active or productive.
運うん用ようN1sense 1
運用 emphasizes the management or utilization of a system or resource, whereas 稼働 focuses on the fact that it is actively running.
作さ業ぎょうN3sense 2
作業 refers to the concrete manual or clerical tasks being performed, while 稼働 refers to the state of being at work or earning.
作さ動どうN1
稼働 emphasizes a machine or facility being actively and productively in operation (e.g. a factory running), while 作動 refers more narrowly to a mechanism carrying out its function or being triggered (e.g. a sensor activating).

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操そう業ぎょう
稼働 emphasizes whether equipment is running or its utilization rate, while 操業 focuses on the ongoing act of operating a factory, plant, or vessel.
始し動どう
稼働 refers to a machine or system actually being in operation, while 始動 refers specifically to the act of starting it up.

Opposites

停てい止しN3sense 1
停止 means to stop or halt, the direct opposite of 稼働, which means to be in operation.
遊ゆう休きゅう
稼働 means an asset or machine is actively operating, the direct opposite of 遊休 (lying idle and unused).

Don't confuse with

可か動どう
可動 (also read かどう) means 'movable' or 'adjustable,' describing a capability, while 稼働 means 'in operation,' describing an active state.
起き動どうN2
稼働 describes a machine or system actively running/operating, while 起動 specifically refers to the moment of starting it up.

Word family· 8

再さい稼か働どう
restarting; resuming operations
稼か働どう中ちゅう
in operation; running; active
稼か働どう率りつ
operating rate; utilization rate; occupancy rate; availability factor

Written forms

稼か働どうUsage62%
Standard kanji spelling; high-frequency news term.
稼か動どうUsage38%
Variant spelling using 動 instead of 働; less common but still encountered.

Etymology

Compound of 稼 (earn, work) and 働 (work, move). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the spelling conventionally represents productive operation.

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