お年玉

おとしだま

Meanings

1. Noun New Year's gift (usu. money given to a child by relatives and visitors) See also: 年玉 (としだま).

Kanji

• 年 year. Read as とし.
• 玉 ball. Read as たま.

Example sentences

• お年玉で何を買おうかな？
  What should I buy for a New Year's gift?
• それが「お年玉」ってやつよ。
  That's what we call an "otoshidama".
• それがいわゆる「お年玉」よ。
  That's what we call an "otoshidama".

Related forms

• 年玉 (としだま) New Year's gift (plain)

Words containing お年玉

• お年玉キャンペーン (おとしだまキャンペーン) year-end marketing campaign (promotion, sales, etc.)

Word lists

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