家計

• 読み: かけい
• ローマ字: kakei
• 漢字の分解: 家 (ka/ie) — house, family, home; 計 (kei/haka) — measure, plan, calculate
• 発音: /ka.keː/

意味

Household economy; family finances. The income and expenditure of a household.

A noun referring to the financial management of a household. Extremely common in daily life discussions about budgeting and money management. Key expressions include 家計簿 (kakeibo, household account book), 家計を支える (kakei wo sasaeru, to support the household finances), and 家計が苦しい (kakei ga kurushii, finances are tight). The Japanese 家計簿 tradition of detailed expense tracking has gained international attention as a budgeting method.

例文

1. 毎月の家計簿をつけるようにしている。
2. 物価が上がって家計が苦しくなった。
3. 共働きで家計を支えている。

使い方ガイド

場面: finance, family, budgeting

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

From Sino-Japanese: 家 (ka, house/family) + 計 (kei, measure/plan/calculate). Literally 'household calculation' — the accounting of a family's finances.

文化的背景

時代: Modern

世代: Adults

社会的背景: Universal