金持ち (kanemochi) means “rich person”

More examples

姉は金持ちになるために、毎月少しずつ貯金しています。ane wa kane mo chi ni na ru ta me ni mai tsuki suko shi zu tsu cho kin shi te i ma su

My older sister saves a little money every month to become rich.

Describes a person who possesses enough wealth to live with financial ease.

大金持ちōkanemochi: A person with an exceptionally large amount of money or property.

多くの財産や金銭を持っている人。ō ku no zai san ya kin sen o mo tte i ru hito

金持ち (kanemochi) combines 金 (kane, "money") with 持ち (mochi, "having"), the noun form of 持つ (motsu, "to have").

金持ちになる (kanemochi ni naru) means "to become rich," showing how this noun combines with になる (ni naru) to express a change of state.