家財
Meanings
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.
Usage patterns
- 家財を失うto lose one's household belongings (e.g. in a disaster)
We lost all our household belongings in the fire.
- 家財に保険をかけるto insure one's household belongings
I took out insurance on my household belongings in preparation for an earthquake.
- 家財が焼けるfor one's household belongings to be burned/destroyed
All the household belongings inside the house were burned in the fire.
- 家財を継ぐto inherit the family fortune/assets
The eldest son ended up inheriting the family fortune.