家計(かけい)

かけい
noun
household finances, family budget
business
See also: 家系(かけい) (family lineage (家系))
1. household finances, family budget, household economy
The income and expenditures of a household. Refers to the overall financial management of a family's daily living expenses.
家計(かけい)を管理(かんり)する。
To manage the household finances.
物価(ぶっか)が上(あ)がって家計(かけい)が苦(くる)しい。
Prices have gone up and the household budget is tight.
共働(ともばたら)きで家計(かけい)を支(ささ)えているが、子供(こども)の教育費(きょういくひ)が増(ふ)えて大変(たいへん)だ。
We support the household budget with dual incomes, but it's tough with children's education costs increasing.

Usage

A common word in discussions about personal finance and daily life. 家計簿(かけいぼ) (household account book) is a traditional tool for tracking income and expenses, and many Japanese households still keep one. 家計(かけい) appears frequently in news reports about the economy's impact on ordinary families.

Do not confuse with the homophone 家系(かけい) (family lineage, genealogy), which has a different meaning.

Common collocations

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