漢字道KANJIDO

15 strokesRadical

2High school level15 strokesRadical
On
Kun
かせ.ぐ
Meaning
earn (a living)

Origin

ORIGIN

禾 "grain" with 家 "house": to bring in crops for the household — to earn.

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Readings and examples

OFFICIAL READINGS

稼業・稼働
かせぐ稼ぐ・稼ぎ

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • 稼働かどう

    operation (of machines)

  • 稼業かぎょう

    one's trade

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

機械が順調に稼働している。

The machines are running smoothly.

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