一攫千金

いっかくせんきん

Also written 一獲千金

Meanings

1. Noun, の-adjective getting rich quick; making a killing; making a fortune at a single stroke

Kanji

• 一 one. Read as イチ.
• 攫 abduct. Read as カク.
• 千 thousand. Read as セン.
• 金 money. Read as キン.

Example sentences

• 多くの人が一攫千金を夢見て宝くじを買う。
  A lot of people buy lotteries dreaming of wealth at one stroke.
• 彼は一攫千金の夢を抱いて上京した。
  He came to Tokyo with the dream of becoming rich.

Common phrases

• 一攫千金を狙う
• 一攫千金を夢見る (いっかくせんきんをゆめみる) to dream of making a fortune at one stroke

Words containing 一攫千金

• 一攫千金を夢見る (いっかくせんきんをゆめみる) to dream of making a fortune at one stroke
• 一攫千金を夢見る男 (いっかくせんきんをゆめみるおとこ) Soldier of Fortune (1955 movie)

Word lists

• Yojijukugo (四字熟語)

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