成なり金きん

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Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

1

noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

derogatory

Derogatory term for someone who has recently become wealthy, often implying lack of refinement or old-money status.

彼かれは成なり金きんのように振ふる舞まう。

He behaves like a nouveau riche.

成なり金きん趣しゅ味みの家いえだね。

That house has nouveau riche taste, doesn't it?

2

piece promoted to gold general

Original shogi meaning; a piece that has been promoted to a gold general.

〈人ひと〉が成なり金きんになるfor someone to become a nouveau riche
彼かれは株かぶで儲もうけて成なり金きんになった。
He made a fortune in stocks and became a nouveau riche.
〈物もの〉が成なり金きんになるfor a shogi piece to be promoted to a gold general
歩ふが敵てき陣じんに入はいって成なり金きんになった。
The pawn entered enemy territory and was promoted to a gold general.

成なり上あがり者もの sense 1
成金 stresses sudden, often unrefined wealth, while 成り上がり者 emphasizes the act of social climbing itself.
金かね持もちN4sense 1
金持ち is a neutral word for a rich person, whereas 成金 is derogatory and implies newly, tastelessly acquired money.
億おく万まん長ちょう者じゃ sense 1
億万長者 simply means a multimillionaire without any negative connotation, unlike the disparaging 成金.

From shogi term 成金 (promoted to gold general), extended metaphorically to a person who suddenly rises in wealth or status.