金持ち

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
かね
Grade: 1

Grade: 3
kun'yomi

Etymology

Compound of (kane, money) +‎ 持ち (mochi, having, holding).[1][2]

Pronunciation

Noun

(かね)() (kanemochi

  1. wealthy person
    Synonym: (Kagoshima) ぶげんしゃ (bugensha)

References

  1. ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN