出 稼(でかせ)ぎ

でかせぎ

noun

working away from home; migrant work

1. working away from home; migrant work

Leaving one's hometown or home country to work elsewhere, typically to send money back home. Often seasonal or temporary.

出稼(でかせ)ぎに行(い)く。

To go work away from home.

冬(ふゆ)の間(あいだ)、都会(とかい)に出稼(でかせ)ぎに出(で)た。

During winter, he went to the city for seasonal work.

多(おお)くの労働者(ろうどうしゃ)が海外(かいがい)に出稼(でかせ)ぎに出(で)て、家族(かぞく)に仕送(しおく)りをしている。

Many workers go abroad for work and send money home to their families.

出稼(でかせ)ぎ is a noun derived from the verb 稼(かせ)ぐ (to earn) with the prefix 出(で) (going out). It refers to leaving home specifically for the purpose of earning money.

Common collocations

出稼(でかせ)ぎに行(い)く (to go work away from home)
出稼(でかせ)ぎに出(で)る (to leave for migrant work)
出稼(でかせ)ぎ労働者(ろうどうしゃ) (migrant worker)
季節(きせつ)出稼(でかせ)ぎ (seasonal migrant work)

Usage

Historically, 出稼(でかせ)ぎ was common among farmers from northern Japan who went to cities for work during winter. In modern usage, it also applies to international labor migration. In Brazil and other countries with Japanese diaspora communities, the word "dekasegi" has entered local vocabulary to describe Japanese-Brazilians working in Japan.

Related Words

Related: 季節労働(きせつろうどう) (seasonal labor)

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