金持ち

かねもち

Also written 金持

Meanings

1. Noun rich person; wealthy person

Kanji

• 金 money. Read as かね.
• 持 hold. Read as もち.

Example sentences

• ああ！ もし私がお金持ちだったら、スペインに家を買うのに。
  Ah! If I were rich, I'd buy myself a house in Spain.
• 君が金持ちなのは知っているよ。
  I know you are rich.
• 君が金持ちなのは知ってるよ。
  I know you are rich.
• 金持ちも貧しい人と同様に苦労がある。
  The rich have trouble as well as the poor.
• 金持ちは貧乏人を軽蔑しがちだ。
  The rich are apt to look down upon the poor.

Common phrases

• 金持ちになる

Related forms

• お金持ち (おかねもち) rich person (polite)

Words containing 金持ち

• 大金持ち (おおがねもち) very rich person
• お金持ち (おかねもち) rich person
• 小金持ち (こがねもち) moderately wealthy person

And 1 more.

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