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. 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
  2. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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