Wealth

Japanese: 財 - ざい

〘Noun〙① Materials, goods, or money that are valuable to human life. Treasure. Property. Wealth. ※Gonki - 20th April, 1001, "On the day of purification, a cart of about 100 ryo worth of treasures was seen" ※Essays, Dan Dai Sho Shinroku (1808), 71 "Even if one is not engaged in sexual infidelity, how can one amass wealth by being deeply motivated by greed?" [Book of Changes - Jie Ci, Lower Section]② Tools in the home. Household goods. Fixtures . ③ In economics, it refers to things that satisfy human material and spiritual desires. They are divided into free goods and economic goods, the former being things that do not require payment in order to be obtained, such as air or sunlight, and the latter being things that require payment in return, such as goods. [National Encyclopedia New Word Dictionary (1934)]

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Japanese:

〘名〙① 人間の生活にとって貴重な物質、物品、あるいは金銭など。たから。財産。財物。財貨。※権記‐長保三年（1001）四月二〇日「禊日見物之車財百両許」※随筆・胆大小心録（1808）七一「婬奔ならずとも、利慾にふかくして、財をうまんとするはいかにぞや」〔易経‐繋辞下〕② 家にある道具類。家財。什器(じゅうき)。③ 経済学で、人間の物質的、精神的欲望をみたすものをいう。自由財と経済財とに分かれるが、前者は空気や日光のようにそれを手に入れるために対価の支払いを必要としないもの、後者は商品のように対価の支払いを必要とするものをいう。〔国民百科新語辞典（1934）〕

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