財
財 — Property
property, money, wealth, assets
On’yomiザイ (zai)
On’yomiサイ (sai)
On’yomiゾク (zoku)
Kun’yomiたから (takara)
Stroke order (10 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 財
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 財政 | ざいせい zaisei | public finance; financial affairs; financial situation |
| 財界 | ざいかい zaikai | financial world; business circles |
| 財源 | ざいげん zaigen | source of funds; resources; finances |
| 財産 | ざいさん zaisan | property; fortune; assets |
| 財団 | ざいだん zaidan | foundation (institution); syndicate; group |
| 財団法人 | ざいだんほうじん zaidanhoujin | incorporated foundation; juridical foundation |
Study notes
財 is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 10 strokes. It is taught in Japanese elementary school (grade 5), so native children learn it early — a good sign it appears everywhere. Ranked #494 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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