百万長者(ひゃくまんちょうじゃ)

ひゃくまんちょうじゃ
noun
millionaire
personmoney
1. millionaire; very rich person
A person of great wealth. The word is a translation of the English "millionaire" and is used loosely for anyone extremely rich, not for a precise sum of money.
彼(かれ)は百万長者(ひゃくまんちょうじゃ)だ。
He is a millionaire.
宝(たから)くじで一夜(いちや)にして百万長者(ひゃくまんちょうじゃ)になった。
He became a millionaire overnight through the lottery.
貧(まず)しい少年(しょうねん)が百万長者(ひゃくまんちょうじゃ)になるという話(はなし)は、昔(むかし)から人気(にんき)がある。
Stories of a poor boy who becomes a millionaire have always been popular.

Somewhat old-fashioned and bookish; it survives mainly in translated titles and stories. In everyday speech 大金持(おおがねも)ち or 億万長者(おくまんちょうじゃ) is more common.

Common collocations

  • 百万長者(ひゃくまんちょうじゃ)になる: to become a millionaire
  • 一夜(いちや)にして百万長者(ひゃくまんちょうじゃ): a millionaire overnight

Similar words

Related Words

Compare: 億万長者(おくまんちょうじゃ) (billionaire, multimillionaire)
Compare: 大金持(おおがねも)ち (very rich person)
Compare: 富豪(ふごう) (wealthy person, tycoon)
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Added 2026.9.23 15:49 · Revised 2026.9.23 15:54
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