お金を稼ぐ
okane o kasegu
To earn money in Japanese is お金を稼ぐ (okane o kasegu).
The phrase お金を稼ぐ is used to describe receiving money in exchange for working or providing a service. To refer to the actual amount of money one has earned, you can use the noun form 稼ぎ.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase consists of お金 (money), the particle を (the direct object marker) and 稼ぐ (to earn or to make money).
Which one should you use?
There is a distinction between earning and simply receiving. While お金を稼ぐ implies obtaining money through labor or effort, お金をもらう is used when receiving money as a gift or a simple transfer without the connotation of working for it.
How do you pronounce it?
okane o kasegu
Did you know?
- The phrase 食っていく (to eat one's way through) is a common way to describe earning a living, linking the act of earning money directly to the visceral act of survival.
- In Japanese, the verb 稼ぐ can be applied to time, as in 時間を稼ぐ, to describe the act of intentionally stalling to delay an event.
- While お金 is the standard word for money, dropping the polite prefix お to say 金を稼ぐ is often used by men to sound more aggressive or masculine.
Examples in context
- 彼は新しいビジネスで安定した収入を得ています。He is earning a stable income with his new business.
- 最近、ネットでお金をもうける方法を調べている。Lately, I've been researching ways to earn money online.
- 彼の新しいビジネスはとても成功していて、たくさん稼いでいるらしい。His new business seems to be very successful, and he's earning a lot of money.
- 副業をしてお金を稼ぐ。Fukugyou o shite okane o kasegu.I earn money through a side job.
Example conversation
Himari and Ren are talking about their summer plans.
- 陽葵 Himari夏休みにバイトでお金を稼ぐつもり？Natsuyasumi ni baito de okane o kasegu tsumori?Do you plan to earn money with a part-time job during summer break?
- 蓮 Renうん、旅行に行きたいからね。Un, ryoko ni ikitai kara ne.Yeah, because I want to go on a trip.
- 陽葵 Himariいい考えだね。どこに行くの？Ii kangae da ne. Doko ni iku no?That's a good idea. Where are you going?
- 蓮 Ren北海道に行きたいと思っているよ。Hokkaido ni ikitai to omotte iru yo.I'm thinking of going to Hokkaido.
