小こ遣づかい

also: こずかい

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Common wordJLPTN3Freq.FrequencyTop 10,000

Meanings

abbreviation

Money given regularly for personal expenses, often by parents to children. Abbreviation of 小遣い銭.

〈人ひと〉に小こ遣づかいをもらうto receive pocket money from someone
毎まい月つき、親おやに小こ遣づかいをもらっている。
I get an allowance from my parents every month.
小こ遣づかいを使つかうto spend one's pocket money
ゲームに小こ遣づかいを全ぜん部ぶ使つかってしまった。
I spent all my allowance on games.
小こ遣づかいをためるto save up one's pocket money
自じ転てん車しゃを買かうために小こ遣づかいをためている。
I'm saving up my allowance to buy a bicycle.
小こ遣づかいが足たりないto not have enough pocket money
今こん月げつは小こ遣づかいが足たりない。
I don't have enough allowance this month.

ポケットマネー
小遣い is money regularly given (often to children) for personal spending, while ポケットマネー refers to money paid out of one's own personal funds, usually by adults.
手て当あてN2
小遣い is casual, personal spending money often given within a family, whereas 手当 is a formal allowance or benefit paid by an employer or institution.
仕し送おくりN1
小遣い is pocket money given for personal spending, whereas 仕送り is a broader support payment meant to cover living expenses.

お小こ遣づかい
小遣い is the plain form for pocket money, while お小遣い adds the polite/affectionate prefix お and is what most people actually say in daily conversation, especially to or about children.

小こ遣づかい帳ちょうN2
小遣い is the pocket money itself, while 小遣い帳 is the notebook used to record how that money is spent.

小こ遣づかいUsage77%
Standard kanji spelling. The reading こづかい is the most common pronunciation.
こづかいUsage13%
Kana spelling is common in everyday writing, especially for learners.
こずかいUsage5%
search-only kana form
Search-only kana form; the voiced reading こづかい is standard.
小こ遣づかいUsage4%
search-only kanji form
Search-only kanji form; not used in modern writing.

Abbreviation of 小遣い銭 (こづかいせん), literally 'small spending money'.