JLPT N3 Intermediate
稼ぐ
To earn money, buy time, or score points.
Readings
Other forms
稼ぎます polite form
稼いだ plain past
稼いで te-form
稼げる potential form
稼ごう volitional form
1 Verb (Godan, Transitive)
To Earn Money
Refers to obtaining income specifically through labor or business activities rather than passive means.
Example
アルバイト で 月 １０万 円 稼いで います 。
I earn 100,000 yen a month at my part-time job.
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2 Verb (Godan, Transitive)
To Gain an Advantage (Time, Points)
Describes the act of working to secure valuable abstract resources like time or points.
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