財|ざいzai[1]atamadaka (head-high)

1. noun, noun (suffix)fortune; riches
   彼かれは努力どりょくによって財ざいを成なした。↗

   He has made a fortune through hard work.
2. noun, noun (suffix)goods
   国民総生産こくみんそうせいさんは一定いっていの期間きかんにおける一いち国こくの財ざい及およびサービスを貨幣かへい価値かちで計はかった総生産そうせいさん高こうである。↗

   Gross national product is a nation's total output of goods and services during a given period of time as measured in monetary value.
3. nounincorporated foundation

• Synonym富とみNeutralRefers to wealth in the abstract, as in 「富を築く」. 「財」 is more written and often appears as a word element, as in 「文化財」.
• Synonym財産ざいさんNeutralProperty owned by individuals or groups; also figuratively for valuable experience or talent. 「財」 is more written and covers goods and wealth generally.
• Synonym資産しさんNeutralAssets held by companies or individuals, with an accounting flavor. 「財」 is a general term for goods and wealth.
• Synonym身代しんだいWrittenOld-fashioned word for a family's fortune, as in 「身代を潰す」. 「財」 is broader.
• Related財宝ざいほうNeutralTreasure such as gold, silver and jewels, as in 「財宝を発見」. 「財」 is a general term for goods and wealth.
• Related宝たからNeutralTreasured things, also figuratively for precious people. 「財」 is more written in tone.
• Related宝物たからものNeutralTreasured items, with a sense of cherishing them. 「財」 is more written and covers wealth generally.
• RelatedフォーチュンNeutralA loanword covering wealth and luck. In everyday speech 「富」 or 「財産」 is the usual choice.
• Relatedお宝おたからCasualColloquial for treasures and valuables. 「財」 is more written in tone.
• Related財貨ざいかWrittenWritten economic term for goods and commodities. 「財」 is the more concise form.
• Related資財しざいWrittenWritten word for assets and family property. 「財」 is more concise and often serves as a word element.
• Related珍宝ちんぽうWrittenWritten word for rare, exceptional treasures. 「財」 is broader, covering wealth and goods generally.
• Related虎の子とらのこNeutralFigurative for savings or possessions one is loath to use, as in 「虎の子の貯金」. 「財」 is broader.
• Related一財産ひとざいさんNeutralA sizable fortune, as in 「一財産築く」. 「財」 is broader.
• Antonym貧ひんWrittenAntonym in the wealth–poverty contrast: poverty or a lack of material goods.

Use 「財」 in written or formal prose, or as a word element, as in 「文化財」 and 「財を成す」. For personal property say 「財産」, for accounting assets 「資産」, for wealth 「富」, for treasure 「財宝」; the antonym is 「貧」.

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1. 経済学けいざいがくにおいて物質的ぶっしつてき・精神的せいしんてきに何なんらかの効用こうようを持もっているもの。財貨ざいか。
2. 狭義きょうぎには、サービスなど無形財むけいざいに対たいする、有体物ゆうたいぶつである有形財ゆうけいざいをいう。