Skip to content

小遣い (こづかい): pocket money, allowance — Japanese vocabulary

小遣い is read こづかい and means "pocket money, allowance". JLPT N2 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

小遣い

Reading
こづかい · kozukai
Translation
pocket money, allowance
Level
JLPT N2
Pitch accent
こづかいが

Example

あなたは時には妹さんにおこづかいをあげますか。

あなたはときにはいもうとさんにおこづかいをあげますか。

Do you sometimes give your sister money?

Kanji in this word

  • 小 — small
  • 遣 — Dispatch, Despatch, Send

Remember them for good

Quizzes, writing, listening and spaced reviews: KanaLearn has you review each word at the right time. Free, no ads.

Start for free