財さい布ふ

Meanings

Usage patterns

• 財さい布ふを落おとすto drop/lose one's wallet

  電でん車しゃの中なかで財さい布ふを落おとしてしまった。

  I lost my wallet on the train.

• 財さい布ふを拾ひろうto find/pick up a wallet

  道みちで財さい布ふを拾ひろって交こう番ばんに届とどけた。

  I found a wallet on the street and took it to the police box.

• 財さい布ふに〈物もの〉を入いれるto put something in one's wallet

  財さい布ふにお札さつを入いれた。

  I put some bills in my wallet.

• 財さい布ふから〈物もの〉を出だすto take something out of one's wallet

  財さい布ふから小こ銭ぜにを出だして払はらった。

  I took some coins out of my wallet and paid.

• 財さい布ふが軽かるいto be low on money (lit. one's wallet is light)

  給きゅう料りょう日び前まえで財さい布ふが軽かるい。

  My wallet is light since payday hasn't come yet.

Expressions

• 財さい布ふの紐ひもpurse strings
• 財さい布ふの紐ひもを握にぎるhold the purse strings; control the finances
• 財さい布ふの紐ひもを締しめるtighten the purse strings; tighten one's belt
• 財さい布ふの紐ひもを緩ゆるめるloosen the purse strings; spend freely