富ふ者しゃ

also: ふうしゃ

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Meanings

1

rich person; millionaire; the wealthy

A somewhat formal or literary term for a wealthy individual; in everyday speech, お金持ち is more common.

富ふ者しゃは貧ひん者じゃを助たすけるべきだ。
The wealthy should help the poor.
彼かれは一いち代だいで富ふ者しゃになった。
He became a rich man in one generation.

Usage patterns

〈人ひと〉が富ふ者しゃになるfor someone to become a rich person
彼かれは事じ業ぎょうに成せい功こうして富ふ者しゃになった。
He succeeded in business and became a wealthy man.

Kanji

富wealth, enrich, abundant
者someone, person

Related words

金かね持もちN4
富者 is a formal or literary word for a wealthy person, while 金持ち is the common, everyday term used in casual speech.
富ふ豪ごうN1
富者 simply means a rich person, whereas 富豪 emphasizes vast wealth, often describing a magnate or tycoon.

Opposites

貧ひん者じゃ
富者 refers to a wealthy person, while 貧者 refers to a poor person, forming a direct contrast in formal/literary style.

Written forms

富者Usage100%
- ふしゃ
  Standard kanji form; the reading ふしゃ is the most common.
- ふうしゃ
  Alternate reading; less common than ふしゃ.
ふうしゃ

Etymology

Compound of 富 (wealth) and 者 (person). The reading ふしゃ is the standard on'yomi combination; ふうしゃ is a less common variant.