お年玉

おとしだま
otoshidama

New Year's gift money

What does お年玉 mean?

お年玉 is a Japanese noun meaning New Year's gift money in English. It is written as お年玉 in kanji, おとしだま in hiragana, and otoshidama in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N2 vocabulary.

Example sentence

それはいわゆる「お年玉」でした。

That's what we call an "otoshidama".

Words sharing kanji with お年玉

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