READING  カ、かせ-ぐ
MEANING  earnings
JLPT level N1 (full info & stroke order)
 
Words/compounds
かせぎ
earnings
かせぐ
to earn income, to labor, to labour
ともかせぎ
working together, (husband and wife) earning a living together
かせげる
to work, to earn income
あらかせぎ
making a killing, making easy money, robbery
 
Example sentences
稼ぎ
その家族は一家の稼ぎ手を失ってショックを受けたが、保険金で大いに助かっている。
Losing their breadwinner was a shock to that family, but the insurance money helps a lot.
 
アジア諸国などから出稼ぎにきた外国人をメイドとして使うのが常識のようになっている。
It has become common practise to employ foreigners working abroad from Asian countries as maids.
稼ぐ
米国人は、人が稼ぐ金額をその人の能力を測る尺度にするといわれている。
Americans are said to regard the amount of money a man makes as a criterion of his ability.
共稼ぎ
今では多くの家庭が共稼ぎで、夫と妻の両方が働いている。
Many families now have two breadwinners with both husbands and wives working.
稼げる
そのアルバイトで一ヶ月八万円までは稼げる。
You can make up to 80,000 yen a month in that part-time job.
荒稼ぎ
彼は新商売で荒稼ぎをした。
He made a killing in his new business.
 
Lookalikes
 
カ、ケ、いえ、や 
house
 
カ、よめ、とつ-ぐ 
marry into