How to say "riches" in Japanese
Choosing the right word
- 富とみnounThe general word for riches in the sense of wealth and fortune that a person possesses or seeks; when you simply mean 'riches' as a noun, this is the usual choice.
- 財ざいnoun, noun (suffix)Also glossed 'fortune; riches', but as a free-standing noun it is seldom the word you want: it appears chiefly within compounds and set expressions, so leave the stand-alone sense of 'riches' to 富.
For the ordinary sense of 'riches' — wealth and fortune a person has or seeks — 富 is the natural choice; 財 shares the gloss but in practice appears chiefly within compounds and set expressions rather than standing alone.
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