財

property, finance

JLPT N3 Grade 5 10 strokes

Kun'yomi: たから
On'yomi: ザイ・サイ・ゾク
Radical: 貝 · shell (shell, money)

財 means "property, finance". It is a JLPT N3 kanji written in 10 strokes. It is read たから in native Japanese words (kun'yomi) and ザイ・サイ・ゾク in compounds (on'yomi). Japanese schoolchildren learn it in grade 5.

Stroke order & writing

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財 in example sentences

トムは全ぜん財産ざいさんをカジノで失うしなった。
Tomu wa zen zaisan o kajino de ushinatta.
Tom lost all his money at the casino.
はの全ぜんをた。
Tomu wa chichioya no zen zaisan o souzoku shita.
Tom inherited all of his father's property.
財政ざいせい状態じょうたいは週しゅうごとに悪化あっかしている。
Zaisei joutai wa shuugoto ni akka shite iru.
The financial situation is getting worse week by week.

Example sentences from the Tatoeba Project, CC-BY 2.0 FR, licensed for reuse.

Words that use 財

More 貝 (shell) kanji

Common questions

What does the kanji 財 mean?: 財 means "property, finance". It is a JLPT N3 kanji.
How many strokes does 財 have?: 財 is written in 10 strokes.
How is 財 read?: It is read たから in native Japanese words (kun'yomi) and ザイ・サイ・ゾク in compounds (on'yomi).
What JLPT level is 財?: 財 is a JLPT N3 kanji.

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