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財産 (ざいさん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

財ざい産さん

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Common wordJLPTN3Freq.FrequencyTop 5,000

Meanings

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noun

property; fortune; assets

Refers to owned wealth or possessions, including real estate, money, and valuable items. Used in legal, financial, and everyday contexts.

彼かれは親おやから大おおきな財ざい産さんを相そう続ぞくした。
He inherited a large fortune from his parents.
火

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事じ

で

家いえ

と

財ざい

産さん

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すべて

失うしな

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た

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I lost my house and all my property in the fire.

Kanji

財property, money, wealth
産products, bear, give birth

Similar words

資し産さん
資産 is more commonly used in accounting and finance for 'assets' on a balance sheet, while 財産 is broader and includes personal wealth and property.
遺い産さん
遺産 specifically means 'inheritance' or 'estate' left by a deceased person, whereas 財産 is general property or fortune.

Etymology

Compound of 財 (wealth, assets) and 産 (property, produce). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the combination has been used to mean 'property' or 'fortune' since classical times.