Meaning

Primary

Luxury

Alternative

Extravagant

Word Type

noun, verbal noun, な adjective

Explanation

You live in the most extravagant of swamps, which means you’re completely surrounded by luxury and extravagant things.

Reading

ぜいたく
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

This is a jukugo word, which usually means on'yomi readings from the kanji. If you know the readings of your kanji you'll know how to read this as well.

Context

Context Sentences

ファーストクラスでの旅行なんて、贅沢すぎるよ。

Traveling first class is too extravagant.

冬になると、コウイチは贅沢なフグ皮のコートを着て出社する。

In the winter, Koichi comes to the office with a luxurious fugu skin coat.

二十歳の誕生日だからって贅沢な事は何もしたくないわ。良い本が読めればそれでいいの。

I don’t want to do anything extravagant for my twentieth birthday. All I want to do is read a good book.

Kanji Composition