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贅

Extravagant
Stroke count: 18

Readings

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Level 23

Meanings

  1. extravagant
  2. luxury
  1. extravagance

Popular Usage

贅沢

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Compound words

贅沢ぜいたく
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something)
疣贅ゆうぜい
wart
贅言ぜいげん
verbosity
贅肉ぜいにく
excess flesh
贅六ぜいろく
person from Kansai
贅するぜいする
to say more than necessary
贅沢屋ぜいたくや
person who lives an extravagant lifestyle
贅沢品ぜいたくひん
luxury item
上方贅六かみがたぜいろく
people from Kansai
贅沢三昧ぜいたくざんまい
indulging in every possible luxury

Additional Examples

彼には必需品すらない、まして贅沢品はなおさらだ。
He has no daily necessities, much less luxuries.tatoeba
彼には日常必需品すらない、まして贅沢品はあるわけがない。
He has no daily necessities, much less luxuries.tatoeba
実際のところ、普通の人々にそんな贅沢品を購入する余裕はない。
As it is, ordinary people cannot afford to purchase such luxuries.tatoeba

Stroke Order

18 strokes

Luxury, excess. 敖 (amuse oneself) + 貝 (money) — spending money on pleasure. 贅沢 — luxury.

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 贅

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