財布

Japanese
Kanji in this term
財 布
さい
Grade: 5		 ふ
Grade: 5
kan’on goon

Etymology

Appears to be a Japanese coinage based on Middle Chinese-derived roots, as a compound of 財 (sai, “wealth, money”) +‎ 布 (fu, “cloth [pouch]”). Found in texts starting from 1675.[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

財(さい)布(ふ) • (saifu) 

  1. a container for one's money: a wallet, a coin purse, a billfold, a pocketbook
    私(わたし)は財布(さいふ)をなくしました。
    Watashi wa saifu o nakushimashita.
    I lost my wallet.

See also

References
  1. 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
  2. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
  4. 1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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