札入(さつい)れ

さついれ
noun
billfold; wallet (for banknotes)
1. billfold; wallet (specifically for holding banknotes)
A flat, folding wallet designed primarily for holding paper currency, as distinguished from coin purses or general-purpose wallets.
新(あたら)しい札入(さつい)れを買(か)った。
I bought a new billfold.
札入(さつい)れに一万円札(いちまんえんさつ)が三枚(さんまい)入(はい)っている。
There are three 10,000-yen bills in my billfold.
父(ちち)の誕生日(たんじょうび)に革(かわ)の札入(さつい)れをプレゼントした。
I gave my father a leather billfold for his birthday.

A compound of 札(さつ) (banknote, bill) and 入(い)れ (container, holder). Refers specifically to the flat, folding type of wallet designed primarily for holding paper money. Distinguished from coin purses and more general wallets.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 革(かわ)の札入(さつい)れ: leather billfold
  • 長(なが)札入(さつい)れ: long wallet
  • 二(ふた)つ折(お)りの札入(さつい)れ: bi-fold wallet

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 財布(さいふ): wallet, purse — the general and most common term; can hold bills, coins, and cards
  • 小銭入(こぜにい)れ: coin purse — specifically for coins
  • 長財布(ながさいふ): long wallet — the modern common term for a wallet that holds bills flat
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