稼(かせ)ぐ

かせぐ
verb (godan)
to earn, to make money
1. to earn, to make money
To receive money in exchange for work.
お金(かね)を稼(かせ)ぐ。
To earn money.
アルバイトで稼(かせ)いでいる。
I'm earning money through part-time work.
生活費(せいかつひ)を稼(かせ)ぐ。
To earn a living.
夏休(なつやす)みにたくさん稼(かせ)いだ。
I earned a lot during summer vacation.
月(つき)に20万円(まんえん)稼(かせ)いでいる。
I earn 200,000 yen a month.
家族(かぞく)のために稼(かせ)ぐ。
To earn money for one's family.
2. to gain (time, points)
To acquire something through effort.
時間(じかん)を稼(かせ)ぐ。
To buy time.
点(てん)を稼(かせ)いだ。
I scored points.
距離(きょり)を稼(かせ)ぐ。
To cover distance.
経験(けいけん)を稼(かせ)ぐ。
To gain experience.
修理(しゅうり)が終(お)わるまで時間(じかん)を稼(かせ)がなければならない。
We need to buy time until the repairs are done.

稼(かせ)ぐ is a godan verb meaning to earn money or gain something through effort.

TRANSITIVITY:

  • Type: 他動詞(たどうし) (transitive)
  • Takes を particle: Xを稼(かせ)ぐ (to earn X)

ASPECT (ている):
稼(かせ)いでいる indicates ongoing earning: アルバイトで稼(かせ)いでいる (I'm earning through part-time work).

COMMON PATTERNS:

  • お金(かね)を稼(かせ)ぐ: to earn money
  • 生活費(せいかつひ)を稼(かせ)ぐ: to earn a living
  • 時間(じかん)を稼(かせ)ぐ: to buy time (idiomatic)
  • 点(てん)を稼(かせ)ぐ: to score points
  • 外貨(がいか)を稼(かせ)ぐ: to earn foreign currency

CONTRAST:

  • 稼(かせ)ぐ emphasizes active earning through work
  • 儲(もう)ける emphasizes profit, making money (business)
  • 得(え)る is more general 'to obtain'

RELATED:

  • 稼(かせ)ぎ: earnings, income (noun)
  • 稼働(かどう): operation (machines working)
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Added 2026.1.9 21:20 · Revised 2026.2.21 13:35
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