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余財 (よざい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

余よ財ざい

よ

ざ

い

Meanings

1

noun

spare cash; available funds; remaining fortune

Refers to money or assets left over after necessary expenses, or one's remaining wealth.

今こん月げつは余よ財ざいがほとんどない。
I have almost no spare cash this month.
彼かれは余よ財ざいをすべて慈じ善ぜん団だん体たいに寄き付ふした。
He donated all his remaining fortune to charity.

Kanji

余too much, myself, surplus
財property, money, wealth

Similar words

余よ裕ゆう
余裕 is broader, meaning surplus, leeway, or composure, while 余財 specifically refers to financial surplus.
貯ちょ金きん
貯金 means savings (money saved), whereas 余財 is money left over after expenses, not necessarily saved intentionally.

Etymology

Compound of 余 (yo, 'surplus, extra') and 財 (zai, 'wealth, assets'). The reading よざい follows standard on'yomi.