Meaning

Primary

Making Money

Alternative

Money-Making

Word Type

noun, verbal noun

Explanation

The here is from お金 (money), and you recently learned that 儲ける is "to make a profit." Well, if you're acquiring money and making a profit, you are making money. You've got this whole money-making thing figured out.

金儲け is a casual word for making money with a practical and slightly self-interested vibe. It's direct and a tad rough — the kind of term you'd hear in unvarnished talk about profit, side hustles, and get-rich-quick schemes.

Reading

かねもうけ
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

The readings are the vocab words お金 and 儲ける combined together into one. As long as you remember the readings of those words, you should be able to read this one too.

Context

Common Word Combinations

  • お金儲け

    making money, money-making

Context Sentences

アイツは金儲けがうまい。

He's good at making money.

お前って、金儲けの話ばっかりだな。

All you talk about is money-making.

金儲けの話をすると、目の色が変わるやつっているじゃん?

You know how there are some people whose eyes totally light up when you talk about making money?

金儲けの話ばかりする人はあまり信用できない。

People who only talk about money-making aren't very trustworthy.

Kanji Composition