How to say upstart in Japanese

成金★【なりきんnarikin】成り金

noun / ~の noun:

  • upstart; nouveau riche; new rich; coming into wealth suddenly - derogatory term
  • piece promoted to gold general - orig. meaning - Shōgi term ➜ 成る

Example Sentences

青二才aonisaiのnoくせにkuseni何naniをwo言うiuかka。
That's big talk for an upstart like you.
成り上がりnariagari者shaはha教養kyouyou人jinとしてtoshite通用tsuuyouしようとしたshiyoutoshita。
The upstart tried to pass for a man of culture.

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