財布|さいふsaifu[0]heiban (flat)

1. nounwallet; purse; coin purse; billfold; pocketbook
   あなたの財布さいふは私のに似にている。↗

   Your purse is similar to mine.

• Synonym金入れかねいれCasualOld-fashioned, colloquial word for a wallet; can also mean a shop's cashbox or till. Rarely used today.
• Synonym札入れさついれNeutralA billfold holding mainly paper bills, often with card slots as well; 「財布」 is the general term for wallets of any kind.
• Related紙入れかみいれWrittenOld-fashioned word, found mostly in written prose, for a billfold holding banknotes and cards; has a Shōwa-era feel.
• Related銭入れぜにいれCasualOld-fashioned, colloquial word for a small bag or container for carrying money; rarely used now — say 「財布」 instead.
• Related財嚢ざいのうWrittenA written-language word for a money pouch; also used figuratively for one's finances, as in 「財嚢を傾ける」.

Use 「財布」 for any wallet or purse. 「札入れ」 fits a billfold mainly for bills; 「金入れ」 and 「紙入れ」 are old-fashioned alternatives; 「銭入れ」 is an old word for a money pouch; use 「財嚢」 only in formal prose, often figuratively for one's finances.

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1. 金銭きんせんやカードなどを持ち歩もちあるくために入いれる布ぬのや革かわで作つくられた袋ふくろ。かねいれ、がまぐち、札入さついれ。