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金持ち (かねもち) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

金かね持もち

か

ね

も

ち

Common wordJLPTN4Freq.FrequencyTop 5,000

Meanings

1

noun

rich person; wealthy person

Common noun for a person with a lot of money; neutral in register.

彼かれは金かね持もちだから、毎まい年とし海かい外がい旅りょ行こうに行いける。
He is rich, so he can go on overseas trips every year.
金かね

持も

ち

に

なり

たい

なら

、

しっかり

働はたら

か

ない

と

ね

。

If you want to become rich, you have to work hard.

Written forms

金かね持もちUsage89%
Standard kanji spelling; high-frequency in news and everyday use.
金かね持もちUsage10%
Less common variant without the okurigana ち.
カネモチUsage<1%

Kanji

金gold
持hold, have

Similar words

お金かね持もち
Polite prefix お added; slightly more respectful or euphemistic than 金持ち.
富ふ豪ごう
More formal and literary term for a wealthy person, often implying great fortune.
大おお金がね持もち
Emphasizes being very rich; 'millionaire' or 'person of great wealth'.

Etymology

Compound of 金 (かね, 'money') and 持ち (もち, 'holder'), from the verb 持つ (もつ, 'to hold'). Literally 'money-holder'.