Illustration: At a family kitchen table in Japan, a mother places banknotes into an inner envelope while the father prepares an open mailing parcel containing rice, dried noodles, and a folded towel. A nearby framed photograph shows them with their university-age daughter.

JLPT N2suru verbLevel estimated by Bebop

仕し送おくり

shiokuri

to send an allowance

Example sentences

  1. トムは親おやの仕送しおくりで生活せいかつしている。

    Tom is living on an allowance from his parents.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. 私わたしは月々つきづき５万円まんえんの仕送しおくりを受うける。

    I am given a monthly allowance of fifty thousand yen.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. 彼かれの祖父そふは息子むすこの仕送しおくりで生活せいかつしている。

    His grandfather lives on an allowance from his son.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

Kanji in 仕送

  • 仕attend; doingOnシ・ジKunつかえる
  • 送escort; sendOnソウKunおくる

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