Meaning of 千金 in Japanese | RomajiDesu Japanese dictionary

Definition of 千金

せんきん(senkin) 【千鈞 ·千金】

(n) 1000 pounds; 1000 kan; 1000 yen; 1000 pieces of gold; great weight; pricelessness
真の友情は千金にも代え難い。
True friendship is priceless.

いっこくせんきん(ikkokusenkin) 【一刻千金】

いちじせんきん(ichijisenkin) 【一字千金】

いっかくせんきん(ikkakusenkin) 【一獲千金 ·一攫千金】

(n, adj-no) getting rich quick; making a killing; making a fortune at a single stroke
多くの人が一攫千金を夢見て宝くじを買う。
Many people buy lottery tickets with the dream of immediately becoming wealthy.

あたいせんきん(ataisenkin) 【価千金】

いちだくせんきん(ichidakusenkin) 【一諾千金】

(exp) one's word is worth 1,000 pieces of gold; a promise should be kept at all cost

いっしょうせんきん(isshousenkin) 【一笑千金】

(exp) A smile of a beautiful woman is worth a thousand pieces of gold; enchanting smile of a glamorous woman

いっかくせんきんをゆめみる(ikkakusenkinwoyumemiru) 【一攫千金を夢見る】

(exp, v1) to dream of making a fortune at one stroke
彼はよく一攫千金を夢見ている。
He often tries to get rich at a single bound.

いってきせんきん(ittekisenkin) 【一擲千金】

(exp) being lavish with one's money; spending a huge sum of money at once on a treat

せんきんのきゅうはいっこのえきにあらず(senkinnokyuuhaikkonoekiniarazu) 【千金の裘は一狐の腋に非ず】

(exp) an expensive fur coat will not be made with a single fox alone; to rule a country requires many great men

彼かれは一攫千金いっかくせんきんの夢を抱いて上京した。

He came up to Tokyo with a big dream.

He often tries to get rich at a single bound.

多くおおくの人ひとが一攫千金いっかくせんきんを夢ゆめ見て宝くじを買う。

Many people buy lottery tickets with the dream of immediately becoming wealthy.