富豪|ふごうfugou[0]heiban (flat)

JLPT N1approx.Common
Definitions
  1. nounwealthy person; millionaire
    The millionaire began life as a poor boy.
Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym富者ふしゃWrittenA written word for a rich person, rarely used in modern times; in daily speech say 「金持ち」 instead.
  • Synonym資産家しさんかWrittenA rather formal word for someone who owns large assets, as in 「資産家の令嬢」.
  • Related金持ちかねもちNeutralThe everyday word for a rich person and the most common choice; unlike 「富豪」, it is not especially written in tone and does not imply vast assets.
  • RelatedリッチNeutralA loanword for being affluent, or for a rich flavour; common in colloquial speech and not used specifically of people.
  • Related分限者ぶげんじゃWrittenA written word for a wealthy man or man of means, with an old-fashioned flavor; rarely used in modern Japanese.
  • Antonym貧乏びんぼうNeutralThe opposite of 「富豪」: being poor, as in 「貧乏生活」.

Use 「富豪」 for a magnate with huge assets, as in 「世界の富豪」. For an everyday rich person say 「金持ち」; formally, 「資産家」. Use 「リッチ」 for general affluence and 「貧乏」 for being poor.

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Japanese definitions
  1. 金持かねもち。財産家ざいさんか。
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