Word Meaning 贅沢

ぜいたく zeitaku

贅沢 is read as ぜいたく (zeitaku) and means excessive (e.g. demands, expectations).

Meaning

English

  1. excessive (e.g. demands, expectations)
  2. luxury
  3. extravagance
  4. to live in luxury
  5. to indulge oneself
  6. lavish (use of something)
  7. abundant
  8. copious

Reading

Kana

ぜいたく

Romaji

zeitaku

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 25 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

Kanken 1級 Antonyms 質素 Rank 8861 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

贅沢三昧

ぜいたくざんまい

indulging in every possible luxury

贅沢を言う

ぜいたくをいう

to ask for too much

贅沢品

ぜいたくひん

luxury item

贅沢屋

ぜいたくや

person who lives an extravagant lifestyle

さわ

mountain stream

沼沢

しょうたく

marsh

光沢

こうたく

brilliance

潤沢

じゅんたく

lustrous

金沢

かなざわ

Kanazawa (city in Ishikawa)

手沢

しゅたく

worn or soiled with handling

たく

blessing

Example Sentences

10

Tom lives in the lap of luxury.

I would like to live in luxury.

Tom lives in the lap of luxury.

Taking a taxi is a luxury for me.

Art is not a luxury, but a necessity.

They're eating high on the hog.

The market for luxury goods is growing fast.

Luxury spending is ineligible for tax deductions.

Perhaps Robin's got a taste for the finer things in life and has become extravagant.

Traveling is a luxury I can't afford.