財
property, money, wealth, assets
Readings
On'yomi
- ザイ
- サイ
- ゾク
Kun'yomi
- たから
Meaning
財 centers on valuable resources: property, money, wealth, and assets. It refers to material goods that hold economic value.
Most common words using 財
20 of 251- 財布さいふN5
wallet; purse; coin purse; billfold; pocketbook
- 財産ざいさんN3
property; fortune; assets
- 財政ざいせいN1
public finance
- 財務ざいむ
financial affairs
- 財団ざいだん
foundation (institution); syndicate; group
- 財ざいN1
fortune; riches
- 文化財ぶんかざいN1
cultural assets; cultural property
- 財務省ざいむしょうN2
Ministry of Finance
- 財源ざいげんN1
source of funds; resources; finances
- 財閥ざいばつN1
zaibatsu; financial conglomerate; industrial group
- 財界ざいかいN1
financial world; business circles
- 財宝ざいほう
treasure
- 財務局ざいむきょく
(local) finance bureau
- 散財さんざい
extravagant spending; wasteful spending; splurging; squandering
- 理財りざい
finance; economy
- 財力ざいりょく
financial power; financial means; wealth
- 管財かんざい
administration of property; custodianship; receivership
- 私財しざい
private funds; own funds; private property
- 財政難ざいせいなん
economic difficulties; financial difficulties; fiscal difficulties
- 財務諸表ざいむしょひょう
financial statements
Study
Etymology
財 combines 貝 (shell, an ancient form of currency) with 才, which likely contributes the sound. The character originally referred to valuables or wealth, with the shell component indicating money or property.
Meaning mnemonic
The left side is a shell 貝, which was used as money in ancient times, and the right side 才 suggests talent or ability. Imagine using your talent to gather shells (money) and build wealth.
Reading mnemonic
For ザイ, picture a wise investor named Zai who turns shells into a fortune: Zai -> ザイ, and his talent brings wealth.