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    3. 稼ぐ

    稼ぐ

    稼かせぐ​

    to earn (income)

    N3KMT10News #42+1CoreWork & CareerKanji Vocab18 strokes

    かせぐ

    Verb, Transitive

    1.
    to earn (income), to make (money)
    2.
    to score (points, victory), to gain (time), to play (for time)

    Verb, Intransitive

    3.
    to work hard (at one's job), to labor, to labour, to toil

    Stroke 0 / 18

    Speed1.0x

    お金かねを稼かせぐために働たらく。

    I work to earn money.

    KMT6Work & CareerDaily Life
    彼かれはアルバイトで学がく費ひを稼かせいでいる。

    He is earning his tuition fees through a part-time job.

    KMT10Work & CareerEducation
    プレゼンテーションの準じゅん備びのために、少すこしでも時じ間かんを稼かせぎたかった。

    I wanted to gain even a little time to prepare for the presentation.

    KMT10Work & CareerDaily Life
    彼かれは残ざん業ぎょうして、家か族ぞくのために一いっ生しょう懸けん命めい稼かせいでいる。

    He works overtime, earning diligently for his family.

    KMT10Work & CareerFamily & Relationships
    この新あたらしい戦せん略りゃくは、市し場じょうで大おおきなシェアを稼かせぐだろう。

    This new strategy will gain a large market share.

    KMT10Business & Finance

    Characters that make up this word

    稼
    かせ.ぐ…(1)
    earnings・work・earn money
    Kanji
    ぐ
    gu
    Kana
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