JLPT N2 · Noun

小遣い (kozukai)

小遣い (こづかい, kozukai) is a Japanese noun meaning “pocket money; spending money”. It appears in JLPT N2 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: こづかい
Romaji: kozukai
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N2 (unofficial)

Meaning

pocket money; spending money; pin money; allowance · noun · abbreviation

Example sentences

あなたは時には妹さんにおこづかいをあげますか。

Do you sometimes give your sister money?

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Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 小遣い

小

little, smallショウ・ちい.さい・こ- · 3 strokes

遣

dispatch, despatch, sendケン・つか.う・-つか.い · 13 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 小遣い.

小さいちいさいsmall小さなちいさなsmall小説しょうせつnovel小鳥ことりsmall bird小学校しょうがっこうprimary school小しょうsmallness小包こづつみparcel小麦こむぎwheat小屋こやhut小銭こぜにsmall change小こsmall小指こゆびlittle finger縮小しゅくしょうreduction小数しょうすうfraction (part of)

Source: JMdict entry 1348030 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.