金持(かねも)ち

かねもち
noun
rich person, wealthy person
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.

WORD FORMATION:
金(かね) (money) + 持(も)ち (having, from 持(も)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)

OPPOSITE:

  • 貧乏(びんぼう): poor

Related Words

Antonym: 貧乏(びんぼう) (poverty, poor)
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Added 2026.1.11 19:41 · Revised 2026.4.2 17:34
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