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