小遣い (こづかい): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

小遣い (こづかい) means pocket money / allowance.

See example sentences below.

小遣い at a glance

小遣い

こづかいkozukai

N2noun

pocket money / allowance

小遣いこづかいkozukaiN2Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

pocket money / allowance

Example 1

毎月小遣いをもらいます。

Translation

I get pocket money every month.

Example 2

小遣いで映画に行きました。

Translation

I went to the movies with my spending money.