儲もうける

ichidan verb, transitive verb

profit; earn; gain

Used for making money, gaining profit, or obtaining a benefit. Often implies a favorable outcome from an effort or situation.

• 株かぶで大たい金きんを儲もうけた。

  I made a lot of money in stocks.

• 小ちいさな店みせでも工く夫ふう次し第だいで利り益えきを儲もうけられる。

  Even a small shop can make a profit with some ingenuity.

ichidan verb, transitive verb

have a child; beget

Old-fashioned or literary expression for having a child. In modern Japanese, 子供ができる or 子供を授かる are more common.

• 彼かれらは長ながい結けっ婚こん生せい活かつの末すえ、ようやく子こを儲もうけた。

  After a long marriage, they finally had a child.

ichidan verb, transitive verb

have a stroke of luck; get lucky

Used when one unexpectedly gains a benefit or good fortune, often in a casual or colloquial context.

• 抽ちゅう選せんで一いっ等とうを儲もうけた。

  I got lucky and won first prize in the lottery.