財 means “wealth, property”

ざい · zai

Also: money, assets

Kun'yomi (Japanese reading)

たから

On'yomi (Chinese reading)

ザイ, サイ, ゾク

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The story

Shells (貝) for money beside talent (才): everything of value a person can hold. 財 sits in your 財布, your wallet, and in the temples and statues Japan names 文化財, cultural property that belongs to everyone.

Used in 財布 (saifu, wallet), 財産 (zaisan, property/fortune), and 文化財 (bunkazai, cultural property)

Words with 財

• 財布 (さいふ, saifu): wallet

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• 易 easy
• 給 supply
• 返 return
• 貧 poor
• 経 pass through
• 受 receive
• 支 support
• 済 finish
• 得 gain
• 資 resources
• 与 give
• 費 expense

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Readings from KANJIDIC2, © EDRDG, CC BY-SA.