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    3. お年玉

    お年玉

    お​年とし玉だま

    New Year's gift (usu. money given to a child by relatives and visitors)

    KMT7News #19+1CoreNounCulture & TraditionsFamily & RelationshipsKanji Vocab14 strokes

    御年玉

    おとしだま

    Noun

    1.
    New Year's gift (usu. money given to a child by relatives and visitors)

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    お正しょう月がつにお年とし玉だまをもらった。

    I received otoshidama for New Year's.

    KMT4Daily LifeCulture & Traditions
    祖そ父ふ母ぼからたくさんお年とし玉だまをもらって、新あたらしいゲームを買かった。

    I received a lot of otoshidama from my grandparents and bought a new game.

    KMT6Family & RelationshipsGames
    子こ供どもたちは、お年とし玉だまをもらうのを毎まい年ねん楽たのしみにしている。

    Children look forward to receiving otoshidama every year.

    KMT7Family & RelationshipsCulture & Traditions
    日に本ほんでは、お正しょう月がつになると親しん戚せきの子こ供どもたちにお年とし玉だまをあげる習しゅう慣かんがあります。

    In Japan, it's customary to give otoshidama to relatives' children during the New Year.

    KMT7Culture & TraditionsFamily & Relationships
    お年とし玉だまは、日に本ほんの新しん年ねんの伝でん統とう的てきな習しゅう慣かんの一ひとつで、子こ供どもたちにとっては大おおきな喜よろこびです。

    Otoshidama is one of Japan's traditional New Year's customs, and it's a great joy for children.

    KMT8Culture & TraditionsFamily & Relationships

    Characters that make up this word

    年
    とし…(2)
    year・counter for years
    Kanji
    玉
    たま・たま-・-だま…(3)
    jewel・ball
    Kanji
    お
    o
    Kana
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