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稼

稼 — readings, stroke count and radical

Stroke order

Stroke order data from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Origin of the character

形声。「禾 （穀物）」+音符「家」。「穀物を植える」を意味する漢語｛稼｝を表す字。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Meaning

earnings, work, earn money

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

Readings

On (Sino-Japanese)
  • カHS
Kun (native)
  • かせ(ぐ)JHS
Other languages
  • 拼音jia4
  • 한글ga
  • Hán-ViệtGiá

Labels show the school stage at which each Jōyō reading is taught.

Basics

Strokes
15 strokes
Radical
禾(のぎ)
JIS level
Level 1
JLPT (old scale)
Level 1
Unicode
U+7A3C

Components

Components this kanji is made of. Follow them to find similar kanji.

Composition (IDS): left–right ⿰禾家

Words using this kanji

  • 稼ぎかせぎearnings
  • 稼働かどう稼ぎ働くこと。就労。 主に機械を動かすこと。operation (of a machine), running, working (and earning money), workload
  • 稼働率かどうりつoperating rate, utilization rate, occupancy rate, availability factor
  • 稼業かぎょう生活を維持するための仕事。なりわい。trade, business, occupation, profession
  • 稼ぐかせぐ「かせぐ」を参照。to earn (income), to make (money), to score (points, victory), to gain (time)
  • 稼穡かしょく穀物を植えることと収穫すること。農作業。 農作物。planting and harvesting, farming
  • 稼得かとく労働・サービスの提供により収入を得ること。earning (a wage)
  • 稼ぎ手かせぎてbreadwinner, hard worker
  • 稼げるかせげるto work, to earn income
  • 稼ぎ人かせぎにんbreadwinner, hard worker
  • 稼ぎ高かせぎだかearnings
  • 稼ぎ頭かせぎがしらbreadwinner, biggest earner
  • 稼ぎ時かせぎどきgood time to make a profit, most profitable season, peak time
  • 稼ぎ方かせぎかたmethod of earning, way of earning
  • 稼働中かどうちゅうworking, in operation, running, active
  • 稼ぎ主かせぎぬしbreadwinner, provider
  • 稼働人口かどうじんこうmanpower, workforce
  • 稼働時間かどうじかんhours of operation (of a machine, etc.), uptime
  • 稼ぎ取るかせぎとるto earn by working
  • 稼ぎ出すかせぎだすto gain, to earn (for oneself), to win

Words starting with this kanji, most common first.

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Lookup codes

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1-5-10
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2393.2
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5d10.3
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959
Nelson
3301