Meaning

Primary

Allowance

Alternative

Spending Money

Word Type

noun

Explanation

If 遣う is something along the lines of "to consider" then a "small consider" is what I'll give you for your spending money. Can I have some money? $50? No, how about a smaller consideration on that, maybe something that's more along the lines of an allowance?

Reading

こづかい
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

The reading is the alternate reading of and 遣う's reading. Watch out for the rendaku.

Context

Context Sentences

お子さんには月々お小遣いはいくら渡しているんですか。

How much spending money do you give your kid a month?

Kanji Composition