household belongings; household goods
Refers to furniture, appliances, and other movable property inside a home. Often used in contexts like moving, insurance, or disaster preparedness.
When moving, we loaded our household belongings onto the truck.
Fire insurance also covers household goods.
family fortune; family assets
Refers to the total financial assets or wealth of a family, not just physical items. Less common than sense 1 and often appears in formal or legal contexts.
He lost his entire family fortune and became penniless.
We lost all our household belongings in the fire.
I took out insurance on my household belongings in preparation for an earthquake.
All the household belongings inside the house were burned in the fire.
The eldest son ended up inheriting the family fortune.
資産 is a formal financial term for assets such as securities or real estate, while 家財 in this sense means the total wealth or fortune belonging to a family.
家財 covers all household belongings and property (including furniture, appliances, and valuables), whereas 家具 refers specifically to furniture.
Standard kanji spelling; the only written form.
Compound of 家 (house, family) and 財 (wealth, assets). The meaning 'household belongings' developed from the idea of movable property within a household, while 'family fortune' extends to overall family wealth.