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田舎大尽 (いなかだいじん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
noun
country millionaire ; provincial magnate
Refers to a wealthy person living in a rural area, often with a nuance of being unsophisticated or old-fashioned compared to city elites. The term can carry a slightly pejorative or humorous tone.
は
手で
な
屋や
敷しき
は
、
地じ
元もと
の
田舎いなか
大だい
尽じん
が
建た
て
た
もの
だ
。
That flashy mansion was built by a local provincial magnate.
Kanji 尽 exhaust, use up, run out of Similar words 成なり 金きん 成金 refers to a nouveau riche person who has recently acquired wealth, often with negative connotations of vulgarity, while 田舎大尽 emphasizes rural origin and established wealth.
大だい 尽じん 大尽 is a more general term for a wealthy person or magnate, without the rural connotation of 田舎大尽.
Etymology Compound of 田舎 (inaka, 'countryside') and 大尽 (daijin, 'wealthy person, magnate'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term likely emerged in the Edo period to describe wealthy rural landowners.
