稼ぐ

• 読み: かせぐ
• ローマ字: kasegu
• 漢字の分解: 稼 (kase) — earn, work
• 発音: /ka.se.ɡɯ/

意味

To earn income; to labor. To make money through work or effort.

A Group 1 (godan) transitive verb ending in ぐ. Primarily means to earn money (お金を稼ぐ) but also extends to earning points, gaining time (時間を稼ぐ, to buy time), or working hard in general. More direct and practical than 働く (to work), as 稼ぐ specifically implies producing income or results.

例文

1. アルバイトで月に十万円稼いでいる。
2. 彼は若いころから自分で稼いで生活していた。
3. 試合で時間を稼ぐ作戦を使った。

使い方ガイド

場面: work, finance, daily life

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

The kanji 稼 combines 禾 (grain/rice plant) and 家 (house), originally meaning 'to grow crops at home' — working the land to sustain one's household. The meaning expanded to earning a living in general.

文化的背景

時代: Classical

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal