お小遣い
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Meanings
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pocket money; allowance; spending money
Money given regularly, often to children by parents, or a small amount for personal expenses. The honorific お is normally used; the plain form 小遣い is less common in everyday speech.
See also: 小遣い
I give my child an allowance every month.
I saved up my pocket money and bought a new game.
Usage patterns
- 〈人〉にお小遣いをもらうto get pocket money from someone
I get pocket money from my mother every month.
- お小遣いを稼ぐto earn some spending money
I'm earning spending money through a part-time job.
- お小遣いを使うto spend one's allowance
I ended up spending too much of my allowance on games.
- 月に〈数〉円のお小遣いをもらうto receive a set amount of pocket money per month
My child gets three thousand yen in pocket money a month.