家か計けい

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Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

household finances; family budget

Refers to the overall financial situation of a household, including income, expenses, and budgeting.

家か計けいを助たすけるto help support the household finances
彼かの女じょはパートで家か計けいを助たすけている。
She works part-time to help support the household finances.
家か計けいを切きり詰つめるto tighten the household budget
最さい近きんは家か計けいを切きり詰つめている。
We've been tightening our household budget lately.
家か計けいが苦くるしいhousehold finances are tight/strained
物ぶっ価か上じょう昇しょうで家か計けいが苦くるしい。
Rising prices are straining our household finances.
家か計けいを管かん理りするto manage the household finances
妻つまが家か計けいを管かん理りしている。
My wife manages the household finances.
家か計けいの足たしにするto use something to supplement the household budget
家か庭てい菜さい園えんで家か計けいの足たしにしている。
We grow a home garden to help supplement our household budget.

生せい計けいN1
生計 refers to earning a living or making ends meet, while 家計 refers to the overall management and state of a household's finances.
財ざい政せいN1
財政 is used for the finances of a government, organization, or company, whereas 家計 is specifically about a household's finances.
生せい活かつ費ひN3
家計 refers to a household's overall finances and budget, while 生活費 is specifically the money spent on daily necessities like food and rent.
経けい済ざいN5
家計 specifically means a household's budget or finances, while 経済 in this sense can refer to any person's or organization's finances.

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会かい計けいN3
家計 is the modern word for household finances, while the rare 'economic condition' sense of 会計 is old-fashioned and easily confused with 家計.
経けい済ざい状じょう態たいN3
家計 refers narrowly to a household's own budget and finances, while 経済状態 can describe either a household's or a whole economy's condition.

会かい計けいN3
会計 means accounting or paying a bill and is easily confused with 家計 due to the similar sound and shared kanji, but 家計 refers to household budgeting, not billing or bookkeeping in general.
生せい計けいN1
生計 is about how one earns a living, while 家計 is about managing a household's income and expenses (the budget itself).
家か計けい簿ぼ
家計簿 is the notebook or app used to record spending, while 家計 refers to the household's finances or budget itself, not the record of them.

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家か系けいN1
家系 (family lineage) and 家計 (household finances/budget) are pronounced identically but written with different kanji and mean completely different things.
家か財ざい
家計 means a household's budget or day-to-day finances, while 家財 refers to physical belongings or overall family wealth, not spending.

Compound of 家 (house, family) and 計 (plan, measure). The meaning 'household finances' is a natural extension of 'family planning/accounting'.