札束(さつたば)

さつたば
noun
wad of bills; bundle of banknotes
1. wad of bills; bundle of banknotes
A stack or bundle of paper currency. Often evokes an image of large amounts of cash.
札束(さつたば)を数(かぞ)えている。
He is counting a wad of bills.
机(つくえ)の上(うえ)に札束(さつたば)が積(つ)まれていた。
Bundles of banknotes were stacked on the desk.
映画(えいが)の中(なか)で犯人(はんにん)がスーツケースいっぱいの札束(さつたば)を持(も)って逃(に)げた。
In the movie, the criminal ran away with a suitcase full of bundles of cash.

Usage

札束(さつたば) literally combines 札(さつ) (banknote) and 束(たば) (bundle). It conjures images of wealth or large cash transactions and frequently appears in crime dramas and news stories.

Common collocations

  • 札束(さつたば)を数(かぞ)える (to count a wad of bills)
  • 札束(さつたば)を積(つ)む (to stack bundles of bills)
  • 札束(さつたば)で頬(ほお)をたたく (to wave money around to get what you want — lit. "to slap someone's cheek with a wad of cash")

Similar words

現金(げんきん) means cash in general, while 札束(さつたば) specifically refers to a visible stack or bundle of paper money.

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Added 2026.3.9 9:36 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01
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