Japanese symbol for “copious”
贅沢
ぜいたく
Romaji: zeitaku
luxury; extravagance
In Japanese, copious is 贅沢, read ぜいたく (zeitaku).
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Meanings
- adj-na, n luxury; extravagance
- vs to live in luxury; to indulge oneself
- adj-na lavish (use of something); abundant; copious; wasteful
- adj-na, n excessive (e.g. demands, expectations)
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “copious”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 万斛 | ばんこく bankoku | copious (tears) |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 贅肉 | ぜいにく zeiniku | excess flesh; surplus fat; flab |
| 上方贅六 | かみがたぜいろく kamigatazeiroku | people from Kansai |
| 贅沢品 | ぜいたくひん zeitakuhin | luxury item; luxury goods |
| 贅沢三昧 | ぜいたくざんまい zeitakuzanmai | indulging in every possible luxury |
| 贅言 | ぜいげん zeigen | verbosity; redundancy |
| 沢山 | たくさん takusan | a lot; lots; plenty |
| 光沢 | こうたく koutaku | brilliance; polish; lustre |
| 潤沢 | じゅんたく juntaku | abundant; ample; plentiful |
See also: Chinese symbol for “copious”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.