富豪(ふごう)

ふごう
noun
wealthy person; millionaire; tycoon
1. wealthy person; millionaire; rich person
A person who possesses great wealth or financial resources.
世界(せかい)の富豪(ふごう)ランキング。
A ranking of the world's wealthiest people.
彼(かれ)は地元(じもと)では有名(ゆうめい)な富豪(ふごう)だ。
He is a well-known wealthy man in the local area.
その富豪(ふごう)は慈善(じぜん)事業(じぎょう)に多額(たがく)の寄付(きふ)をしている。
That wealthy person donates large sums to charitable causes.

Refers to someone with substantial wealth. The word combines 富(ふ) (wealth) and 豪(ごう) (powerful/great), suggesting not just money but grand-scale affluence. More literary and formal than 金持(かねも)ち.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 大(だい)富豪(ふごう): extremely wealthy person, multimillionaire
  • 富豪(ふごう)ランキング: wealth ranking
  • 石油(せきゆ)富豪(ふごう): oil tycoon
  • IT(あいてぃー)富豪(ふごう): tech billionaire

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 金持(かねも)ち: rich person — everyday, conversational term
  • 大金持(おおがねも)ち: very rich person — casual, emphatic
  • 資産家(しさんか): person of means — focuses on assets and investments
  • 財閥(ざいばつ): financial conglomerate — refers to a wealthy business group, not an individual
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