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家計 (kakei) Japanese meaning: household finances | Kotomora
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I started reviewing our household finances.
Utility bills are straining the family budget.
Usage patterns 家か 計けい を 助たす ける to help support the household finances
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
We've been tightening our household budget lately.
家か 計けい が 苦くる しい household finances are tight/strained
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
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
We grow a home garden to help supplement our household budget.
Expressions 家か 計けい を 締し める tighten the household budget; economize at home Related words· 6 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.
財政 is used for the finances of a government, organization, or company, whereas 家計 is specifically about a household's finances.
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.
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.
Show 2 more 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.
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.
Don't confuse with· 5 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.
生計 is about how one earns a living, while 家計 is about managing a household's income and expenses (the budget itself).
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.
Show 2 more Etymology Compound of 家 (house, family) and 計 (plan, measure). The meaning 'household finances' is a natural extension of 'family planning/accounting'.
家系 (family lineage) and 家計 (household finances/budget) are pronounced identically but written with different kanji and mean completely different things.
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.
