Japanese

かる

もうかる
Meaning: to be profitable, to yield profit
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 儲かる 儲からない
Polite 儲かります 儲かりません
Past 儲かった 儲からなかった
Polite + Past 儲かりました 儲かりませんでした
Te-form 儲かって 儲からなくて
Potential 儲かれる 儲かれない
Passive 儲かられる 儲かられない
Causative 儲からせる 儲からせない
Causative + Passive 儲からされる 儲からされない
Imperative 儲かれ 儲かるな

Handwriting

儲
か
る

Example

This business is very profitable.

Usage Notes

Used when an activity or business results in financial gain.

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