Usage of 儲ける
The verb 儲ける primarily means "to earn" or "to make a profit," often used in business or financial contexts. It can also mean "to have or bear a child," which is a more specific and less frequent usage.
Common Contexts
- Financial: Used when talking about earning money or profits, e.g., from investments, business, or sales.
- Family: Used to express having or bearing children.
Collocations and Patterns
- 儲けるお金 (earn money): Common phrase to talk about making money.
- 子供を儲ける (have a child): Used in a formal or literary context to mean bearing children.
- 利益を儲ける (make a profit): Used in business contexts.
Notes
儲ける is more formal and businesslike than some other verbs for "earn" like 稼ぐ. When used for children, it is somewhat literary and less common in everyday speech, where 生む or 産む are preferred. Avoid confusing 儲ける with 貯める (to save money), as they have different meanings.