家 計(かけい)

かけい

noun

household finances, family budget

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

Appears often in news about how prices and taxes affect ordinary families. Many households keep a 家計簿(かけいぼ) (household account book) to track income and spending.

Common collocations

家計(かけい)を支(ささ)える: to support the household finances
家計(かけい)が苦(くる)しい: household finances are tight
家計簿(かけいぼ): household account book
家計(かけい)の見直(みなお)し: reviewing the household budget
家計(かけい)を助(たす)ける: to help the family finances

Watch out

家系(かけい): family lineage — same reading, different word

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