Meaning
お年玉 (おとしだま, otoshidama) is a bonus vocabulary word meaning “New Year's gift money”.
Kanji in this word
Example sentences 10
甥と姪にお年玉をあげたの。
I gave New Year's gift money to my nephew and niece.
それはいわゆる「お年玉」でした。
That's what we call an "otoshidama".
詳細は、お年玉付郵便はがきを参照。
Refer to the section on Otoshidama-tsuki yubin hagaki (New Year's lottery postcards) for details.
お歳暮やお年玉も影響を受けるかもしれない。
Year-end gift-giving and New Year's pocket money to children may also be affected.
テトの間，子どもとお年寄りはお年玉をもらいます。
During Tet, children and the elderly receive some gift money.
1949年にお年玉付郵便はがきが初めて発行された。
Otoshidama-tsuki yubin hagaki (New year's lottery poscatrds) was first released in 1949.
子供達はお年玉をたくさんもらえるだろうと胸算用しているようだ.
The children seem to be counting on getting a lot of money as New Year('s) gifts.
この店では，飾りやカード，お年玉袋はおもに赤色で飾られています。
At this shop, ornaments, cards and envelopes for money are mainly decorated in red.
官製のお年玉つきの年賀状に、2002年用からインクジェット紙が登場した。
The official New Year's lottery postcards suitable for ink-jets emerged in 2002.
お年玉袋（おとしだまぶくろ）とは、正月にお年玉をあげる際にお金（主に紙幣）を入れる袋のこと。
Otoshidama-bukuro is an envelope in which you put money (mainly bills) when you give otoshidama (New Year's gift) on New Year's holidays.