富裕層

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 富裕層 is read ふゆうそう. It means affluent people considered as a social or economic group.
• Basic usage: It identifies a group contrasted with workers and the initial target customers for a product.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Contrasted groups
  • 富裕層と労働者 contrasts the wealthy with workers.
• Target market with 向け
  • 富裕層向けに作られた means the product was made for affluent customers.