金 持(かねも)ち

かねもち

noun

rich person, wealthy person

colloquial

1. rich person, wealthy person

A person who has a lot of money.

金持(かねも)ちになりたい。

I want to become rich.

金持(かねも)ちの家(いえ)。

A rich person's house.

あの人(ひと)は金持(かねも)ちだ。

That person is wealthy.

金持(かねも)ちになっても、幸(しあわ)せとは限(かぎ)らない。

Even if you become rich, it doesn't necessarily mean you'll be happy.

彼(かれ)は金持(かねも)ちだけど、とても優(やさ)しい人(ひと)だ。

He's wealthy, but he's a very kind person.

金持(かねも)ち is the most common everyday word for a rich or wealthy person. It can function as both a noun and a na-adjective.

Forms

金(かね) (money) + 持(も)ち (having, from 持つ). Literally "one who has money."

Common patterns

金持(かねも)ちになる: to become rich
お金持(かねも)ち: rich person (polite or playful)
大金持(おおがねも)ち: very rich person
金持(かねも)ちの家(いえ): a wealthy person's house

Similar words

裕福(ゆうふく): wealthy, well-off (na-adjective, slightly formal)
富裕層(ふゆうそう): the wealthy class (formal, statistical contexts)
資産家(しさんか): person of wealth, property owner (formal)
貧乏(びんぼう): poor

Related Words

Antonym: 貧乏(びんぼう) (poverty, poor)

Compare: 裕福(ゆうふく) (wealthy, well-off)

Compare: 富裕層(ふゆうそう) (the wealthy class)

Compare: 資産家(しさんか) (person of wealth, property owner)

Compare: 貧(まず)しい (poor, needy)

Compare: 富豪(ふごう) (wealthy person)

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Added 2026.1.11 19:41 · Revised 2026.9.2 12:02

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