Japanese symbol for “purse”
財布
さいふ
Romaji: saifu
wallet; purse; coin purse; billfold
In Japanese, purse is 財布, read さいふ (saifu).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- n wallet; purse; coin purse; billfold; pocketbook
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “purse”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 結ぶ | むすぶ musubu | to close tightly; to purse (e.g. lips) |
| パース | パース paasu | purse; change purse; wallet |
| 手提げ | てさげ tesage | handbag; purse |
| 懐 | ふところ futokoro | money (one is carrying); purse; pocketbook |
| ハンドバッグ | ハンドバッグ handobaggu | handbag; purse |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 財産 | ざいさん zaisan | property; fortune; assets |
| 財政 | ざいせい zaisei | public finance |
| 文化財 | ぶんかざい bunkazai | cultural assets; cultural property |
| 財界 | ざいかい zaikai | financial world; business circles |
| 財閥 | ざいばつ zaibatsu | zaibatsu; financial conglomerate; industrial group |
| 配布 | はいふ haifu | distribution |
| 布団 | ふとん futon | futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet |
| 毛布 | もうふ moufu | blanket |
See also: Chinese symbol for “purse”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.