長 財 布(ながざいふ)

ながざいふ

noun

long wallet; long-style wallet

1. long wallet; long-style wallet

A long rectangular wallet sized to hold paper currency flat without folding it. Contrasts with the more compact 折(お)り畳(たた)み財布(ざいふ) (folding wallet).

父(ちち)は茶色(ちゃいろ)の長財布(ながざいふ)を使(つか)っている。

My father uses a brown long wallet.

長財布(ながざいふ)は札(さつ)が折(お)れないので便利(べんり)だ。

Long wallets are convenient because the bills don't get folded.

誕生日(たんじょうび)に革製(かわせい)の長財布(ながざいふ)をプレゼントしてもらった。

I was given a leather long wallet as a birthday present.

Compound of 長(なが)い (long) + 財布(さいふ) (wallet). Traditionally seen as a more formal or businesslike choice than a folding wallet because it keeps bills uncreased.

Pronunciation

Usually ながざいふ, with the voiced ざ of compounds such as 折(お)り畳(たた)み財布(ざいふ); the unvoiced ながさいふ is also heard.

Common collocations

革(かわ)の長財布(ながざいふ): leather long wallet
長財布(ながざいふ)を使(つか)う: to use a long wallet
長財布(ながざいふ)を持(も)つ: to carry a long wallet

Similar words

財布(さいふ): wallet (general term)
折(お)り畳(たた)み財布(ざいふ): folding wallet
がま口(ぐち): clasp-style coin purse

Related Words

Compare: がま口(ぐち) (clasp-style coin purse)

Compare: 札入(さつい)れ (billfold)

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Added 2026.5.14 12:11 · Revised 2026.10.1 17:29

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