Japanese

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Kanji in this term
おく
Grade: 4
まん
Grade: 2
ちょう
Grade: 2
しゃ > じゃ
Grade: 3
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
億萬長者 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

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Compound of 億万 +‎ 長者

Pronunciation

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  • (Tokyo) くまんちょーじゃ [òkúmáńchóꜜòjà] (Nakadaka – [5])[1]
  • IPA(key): [o̞kɯ̟ᵝmã̠ɲ̟t͡ɕo̞ːʑa̠]

Noun

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(おく)(まん)(ちょう)(じゃ) (okumanchōja

  1. billionaire (wealth exceeding one billion (10⁹))
    Synonym: ビリオネア

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN