Word Meaning 宵越しの銭は持たない

よいごしのぜにはもたない yoigoshinozeni ha motanai

宵越しの銭は持たない is read as よいごしのぜにはもたない (yoigoshinozeni ha motanai) and means spending a day's revenue within the day.

Meaning

English

  1. spending a day's revenue within the day
  2. being liberal with one's money

Reading

Kana

よいごしのぜにはもたない

Romaji

yoigoshinozeni ha motanai

Stroke Sequence

10 Characters • 60 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 準2級 Rank 128904 Priority U

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

宵越し

よいごし

(kept) overnight

持ち越す

もちこす

to carry over (an issue, decision, work, etc.)

持越

もちこし

work, items, etc. carried over from earlier

よい

evening

安物買いの銭失い

やすものがいのぜにうしない

you get what you pay for

金銭に細かい

きんせんにこまかい

skimpy about money

銭失い

ぜにうしない

waste of money

銭遣い

ぜにづかい

(way of) spending money

持ち合い

もちあい

steadiness (of market price)

気持ち悪い

きもちわるい

feeling sick