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稼ぐ

かせぐ

to earn

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Examples

  1. アルバイトで学費を稼ぐ。

    アルバイトでがくひをかせぐ。

    I earn my tuition with a part-time job.

  2. 兄は月に三十万円稼いでいる。

    あにはつきにさんじゅうまんえんかせいでいる。

    My older brother earns 300,000 yen a month.

  3. 働いて自分でお金を稼げるようになりたい。

    はたらいてじぶんでおかねをかせげるようになりたい。

    I want to get to where I can earn my own money by working.

Common patterns

お金を稼ぐ
to earn money
生活費を稼ぐ
to earn a living
時間を稼ぐ
to buy time

Memory tip

稼ぐ stresses earning through your own effort, so it suits wages and side jobs. 時間を稼ぐ, "to buy time", uses the same verb with no money involved.

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