Phonosemantic compound. 禾 represents the meaning and 家 represents the sound.
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Historical Evolution
稼
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
稼
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
稼
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
稼
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
稼
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
稼
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
稼
Regular
Modern
Chinese
稼 [jià]
to sow grain; (farm) crop
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
稼 かせぎ
Kasegi surname
CHINESE WORDS (16)
庄稼 [zhuāngjia] #11,746
farm crop
庄稼 [zhuāngjia] #11,746
farm crop
庄稼地 [zhuāngjiadì] #43,282
crop land
庄稼地 [zhuāngjiadì] #43,282
crop land
庄稼汉 [zhuāngjiahàn] #49,850
peasant
庄稼汉 [zhuāngjiahàn] #49,850
peasant
庄稼人 [zhuāngjiarén] #46,139
(coll.) farmer
庄稼人 [zhuāngjiarén] #46,139
(coll.) farmer
稼穑 [jiàsè] #58,532
(literary) sowing and reaping
稼穑 [jiàsè] #58,532
(literary) sowing and reaping
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JAPANESE WORDS (55)
⭐ 馬鹿 [ばか] #1,510
idiot
⭐ 稼ぐ [かせぐ] #2,320
to earn (income)
時間を稼ぐ [じかんをかせぐ] #9,155
to gain time
時間稼ぎ [じかんかせぎ] #9,324
gaining time
⭐ 稼ぎ [かせぎ] #10,242
earnings
⭐ 稼働 [かどう] #11,834
operation (of a machine)
⭐ 稼業 [かぎょう] #16,534
trade
⭐ 出稼ぎ [でかせぎ] #32,422
working away from home (esp. abroad)
小遣い稼ぎ [こづかいかせぎ] #36,574
earning extra money (e.g. from a side job)
フル稼働 [フルかどう] #36,905
full operation (e.g. of a factory, machine, reactor)
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KOREAN WORDS (1)