お年とし玉だま

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Common wordJLPTN3Freq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

New Year's gift; New Year's money given to children

A customary New Year's gift in Japan, most typically money given to a child by parents, relatives, or visitors, often in a small decorative envelope.

〈人ひと〉に〈お年とし玉だま〉をあげるto give someone New Year's money
おじいちゃんが孫まごにお年とし玉だまをあげた。
Grandpa gave his grandchild New Year's money.
お年とし玉だまをもらうto receive New Year's money
今年ことしはお年とし玉だまをたくさんもらった。
I got a lot of New Year's money this year.
お年とし玉だまを渡わたすto hand over New Year's money
親しん戚せきの子こ供どもたちにお年とし玉だまを渡わたした。
I handed out New Year's money to my relatives' children.
お年とし玉だまをためるto save up New Year's money
毎まい年ねんもらったお年とし玉だまをためて自じ転てん車しゃを買かった。
I saved up the New Year's money I got every year and bought a bicycle.

お小こ遣づかい
お小遣い is regular pocket money given on an ongoing basis, while お年玉 is a one-time New Year's gift, usually cash from relatives.

年とし玉だまplain
年玉 is the bare noun without the polite お- prefix; お年玉 is the standard, socially expected everyday form.

お歳せい暮ぼN1
お年玉 is money given to children at New Year, while お歳暮 is a year-end gift (usually not cash) exchanged between adults as a token of gratitude.
福ふく袋ぶくろ
福袋 is a sealed bag of mixed goods sold to customers, while お年玉 is cash given to children as a New Year gift, so the two are often mentioned together but are not the same kind of thing.

Formed from the honorific prefix お plus 年玉, a New Year's gift. The exact historical development of 年玉 is uncertain.