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産を成す (さんをなす) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

産さんを成なす

Meanings

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expression, godan verb (-su)

amass a fortune; make a fortune

A set phrase meaning to accumulate wealth or build up a fortune, often through business or long-term effort.

彼かれは若わかくして産さんを成なした。
He amassed a fortune at a young age.
一いち代だいで産さんを成なすのは容よう易いではない。
It is not easy to make a fortune in one generation.

Kanji

産products, bear, give birth
成turn into, become, get

Similar words

財ざいを成なす
Similar meaning, but 産を成す emphasizes the act of building wealth, while 財を成す focuses more on the resulting assets or property.

Etymology

The phrase combines 産 (wealth, property) with 成す (to accomplish, to build). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but it is a conventional set expression.