儲ける

もうける
JLPT:N2
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1To make a profit; to earn or gain money through business, trading, or work.

Group 2 VerbTransitive Verb

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彼は不動産投資でかなり儲けたそうだ。

I heard he made quite a lot of profit from real estate investment.

このビジネスは初年度から儲けるのが難しい。

It's hard for this kind of business to turn a profit in its first year.

フリマアプリで不用品を売って少し儲けた。

I earned a little by selling things I didn't need on a secondhand marketplace app.

2To have or beget a child — a somewhat formal way of saying a couple has a child.

Group 2 VerbTransitive Verb

Examples

二人は結婚して三年後に子を儲けた。

The couple had a child three years after getting married.

彼は前妻との間に息子を一人儲けている。

He has one son with his former wife.

3To have a stroke of luck — to unexpectedly come out ahead or gain something by chance.

Group 2 VerbTransitive Verb

Examples

セールで欲しかった靴が半額になっていて、儲けた気分だった。

The shoes I wanted were half price at the sale — I felt like I'd struck lucky.

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