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Meanings

treasure; valuable possession; cherished thing

Polite form of 宝. Can refer to physical valuables or something personally treasured, like a keepsake or a loved one.

お宝たからを見みつけるto find a treasure
屋や根ね裏うらで古ふるいお宝たからを見みつけた。
I found an old treasure in the attic.
お宝たからを貯ためるto save up money
お小こ遣づかいのお宝たからを少すこしずつ貯ためている。
I'm gradually saving up my allowance money.
お宝たからを飾かざるto display a treasure-ship picture (for New Year's)
元がん旦たんにお宝たからを枕まくらの下したに敷しいて眠ねむる。
On New Year's morning, people sleep with a treasure-ship picture under their pillow.
お宝たからを守まもるto protect/guard a treasure
家か族ぞくはその指ゆび輪わをお宝たからとして守まもってきた。
The family has protected that ring as their treasure.

財ざい宝ほう sense 1
財宝 is a formal, often literary word for accumulated wealth or riches, while お宝 is softer and can refer to a single cherished item as well as material valuables.
貴き重ちょう品ひんN1sense 1
貴重品 is a neutral, practical term for valuables (like passports or jewelry kept safe), whereas お宝 carries a warmer, more personal or playful nuance.

宝たからplainN3sense 1
宝 is the plain noun for 'treasure', while お宝 adds the polite prefix お and is the more commonly used, gentler-sounding form in everyday speech.

宝たから船ぶね sense 2
宝船 is the treasure ship itself (or its picture) tied to New Year's luck, while お宝 in that same sense specifically means the picture of the ship, not the ship as a concept.

Polite form of 宝 (treasure) with the honorific prefix お. The slang sense for 'money' likely developed from the idea of valuables.