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一代分限 (ichidaibungen) Japanese meaning: new money | Kotomora
一いち 代だい 分ぶん 限げん also: いちだいぶげん
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わか
い
頃ころ
から
事じ
業ぎょう
を
起お
こし
て
成せい
功こう
し
た
。
He is a self-made wealthy person who started a business from a young age and succeeded.
The owner of that mansion seems to be nouveau riche.
Kanji 代 substitute, change, convert 分 part, minute of time, segment 限 limit, restrict, to best of ability Related words 成な り 上あ がり 成り上がり emphasizes a sudden rise in social status, often with a negative connotation of being an upstart, while 一代分限 focuses more on the wealth aspect and is less pejorative.
富ふ 豪ごう 富豪 is a general term for a wealthy person, without specifying whether the wealth is inherited or self-made.
Etymology Compound of 一代 (one generation, lifetime) and 分限 (wealth, social standing). The term likely originated in the Edo period to describe merchants who rose to wealth within a single generation.
