Japanese symbol for “upstart”
成金
なりきん
Romaji: narikin
upstart; nouveau riche; new money; new rich
In Japanese, upstart is 成金, read なりきん (narikin).
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Meanings
- adj-no, n upstart; nouveau riche; new money; new rich; coming into wealth suddenly
- n piece promoted to gold general (shogi)
Written forms: 成金、成り金. Readings: なりきん.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “upstart”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 成り上がり | なりあがり nariagari | upstart; parvenu; jumped-up person |
| 出来星 | できぼし dekiboshi | upstart; mushroom millionaire |
| 成り上がり者 | なりあがりもの nariagarimono | upstart; parvenu |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 成功 | せいこう seikou | success; achievement |
| 成長 | せいちょう seichou | growth; development; growing up |
| 完成 | かんせい kansei | completion; perfection; accomplishment |
| 平成 | へいせい heisei | Heisei era (1989.1.8-2019.4.30) |
| 構成 | こうせい kousei | composition; construction; formation |
| 達成 | たっせい tassei | achievement; attainment; accomplishment |
| お金 | おかね okane | money |
| 資金 | しきん shikin | funds; capital |
See also: Chinese symbol for “upstart”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.