15 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 9th grade
JLPT exam level N1

earnings, work, earn money

Kun'yomi
  • to earn (income) ②to score (points, victory) ③to work hard (at one's job)
On'yomi

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

かせ 81.5%
18.5%

Character Breakdown

earnings, work, earn money
かせ.ぐ カ (9th, N1)
two-branch tree radical (no. 115)
カ いね (Kentei Pre-1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
tree, wood
き モク こ- (1st, N5)
house, home, family
いえ カ や (2nd, N4)
shaped crown, katakana u radical (no. 40)
ベン メン (Kentei 1)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
wa-shaped crown radical (no. 14)
ベキ (Kentei 1)
pig, hog, pig radical (no. 152)
 (Kentei 1)

Common Words

to earn (income) ②to score (points, victory) ③to work hard (at one's job)
operation (of a machine) ②working (and earning money) ③deployment (e.g. to a production environment)
working away from home (esp. abroad) ②person working away from home
making a killing ②robbery
earning extra money (e.g. from a side job)
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References

Unicode hex code 7A3C
JIS X 0208 1-18-52
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 3301
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 4169
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1230
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 1572
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 831
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Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 893
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 959
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 1882
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 25217
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 1055
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 1750
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 1874
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 1589
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 1784
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 1232
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1444
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 902
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 5d10.3
Four corner code 2393.2
De Roo Code 2251