ウォレット

うぉれっと
noun
(digital) wallet; crypto wallet
1. digital wallet; crypto wallet
Software or hardware that stores the keys used to hold, send, and receive digital money or cryptocurrency. Also used for smartphone payment apps that store electronic money.
暗号資産(あんごうしさん)をウォレットに保管(ほかん)する。
I store my crypto assets in a wallet.
スマホのウォレットで支払(しはら)いを()ませた。
I paid using the wallet on my smartphone.
ウォレットのパスワードを(わす)れると、資産(しさん)()(もど)せなくなる。
If you forget your wallet password, you can no longer recover your assets.

From English "wallet." In digital and crypto contexts it refers to the app, service, or device that holds the keys to your funds, not to a physical billfold (財布(さいふ)).

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • ウォレットに保管(ほかん)する: to store (assets) in a wallet
  • モバイルウォレット: mobile wallet
  • ハードウェアウォレット: hardware wallet

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 財布(さいふ): wallet; purse — the physical object for cash and cards
  • 電子(でんし)マネー: electronic money — the stored value itself, not the wallet that holds it