Kanji

儲

儲

be profitable, yield profit

Kanji

Grade

Grade 9

Strokes

17 strokes

Radical

人部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

チョ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

もうける, もうかる, もうけ, たくわえる

Example sentences

儲ける もうける
彼は株でたくさんのお金を儲けた。

He made a lot of money through stocks.

儲かる もうかる
この商売はずいぶん儲かる。

This business is very profitable.

大儲け おおもうけ
彼は株の投資で大儲けした。

He made a big profit through stock investment.

成金 なりきん
彼は株で大儲けして、一夜にして成金になった。

He made a fortune in stocks and became a nouveau riche overnight.

儲け話 もうけばなし
そんなうまい儲け話があるはずがない。

There's no way such a good profit-making scheme exists.

眉唾物 まゆつばもの
その儲け話は眉唾物だ。

That profit story is dubious.

Example Vocabulary

儲ける

もうける

to earn; to make a profit; to have a child

儲かる

もうかる

to be profitable, to yield profit

儲け

もうけ

金儲け

かねもうけ

大儲け

おおもうけ

making a big profit; killing

儲け話

もうけばなし

profit-making scheme; business tip; talk of easy money

一儲け

ひともうけ

ボロ儲け

ボロもうけ

丸儲け

まるもうけ

ぼろ儲け

ぼろもうけ

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