稼 earnings, work, earn money 15 strokes jōyō, taught in secondary school old JLPT 1 #1264 in newspapers Readings Onカ Kunかせ.ぐ In Chinese 稼 Words written with it 出稼ぎ でかせぎ working away from home (esp. abroad) 稼ぐ かせぐ to earn (income) N3 稼ぎ かせぎ earnings 稼働 かどう operation (of a machine) 稼働率 かどうりつ operating rate 共稼ぎ ともかせぎ (husband and wife) earning a living together N1 稼業 かぎょう trade 荒稼ぎ あらかせぎ making a killing