金持ち

Japanese

Kanji in this term
金 持
かね
Grade: 1 		も
Grade: 3
kun'yomi

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) かねもち [kànémóꜜchì] (Nakadaka – [3])[2]
  • IPA(key): [ka̠ne̞mo̞t͡ɕi]

Noun

金(かね)持(も)ち • (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
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