Word Meaning お年玉

おとしだま otoshidama

お年玉 is read as おとしだま (otoshidama) and means New Year's gift (usu. money given to a child by relatives and visitors).

Meaning

English

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

Reading

Kana

おとしだま

Romaji

otoshidama

Writing Variants

  • 御年玉 おとしだま otoshidama

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 14 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 1 Kanken 10級 Rank 4137 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

年玉

としだま

New Year's gift

お手玉

おてだま

bobbling the ball

目玉

めだま

eyeball

たま

ball (i.e. a testicle)

悪玉

あくだま

bad character

白玉

しらたま

rice flour dumpling

水玉

みずたま

drop of water

替え玉

かえだま

second serving of noodles (to add to one's remaining ramen broth)

手玉

てだま

beanbags

火の玉

ひのたま

fireball

親玉

おやだま

boss

ビー玉

びーだま

marble

Example Sentences

3

What should I buy for a New Year's gift?

That's what we call an "otoshidama".

That's what we call an "otoshidama".