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Japanese symbol for “luxurious”

Romaji: gouka
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious

In Japanese, luxurious is , read (gouka).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Meanings

  1. adj-na, n extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid

Kanji and stroke order

overpowering, great, powerful
on: ゴウ
kun: えら.い
14 strokes · JLPT 1
splendor, flower, petal
on: カ、ケ
kun: はな
10 strokes · JLPT 1

Other Japanese words for “luxurious”

WordReadingMeaning
ごうせい gouseigrand; luxurious; lavish
ゴージャス goojasugorgeous; sumptuous; extravagant
ごうしゃ goushaluxurious; magnificent; extravagant
かしゃ kashalavish; luxurious; showy
プレミアム puremiamupremium; high-class; deluxe

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
ごうう gouutorrential rain; heavy rain; cloudburst
ごうかい goukaihearty; tremendous; magnificent
きょうごう kyougouoverwhelming strength; extremely strong person; powerhouse
ふごう fugouwealthy person; millionaire
ごうぞく gouzokupowerful family; powerful clan
ちゅうか chuukaChina
かれい kareisplendid; magnificent; gorgeous
はなやか hanayakabright and beautiful; gorgeous; showy

See also: Chinese symbol for “luxurious”.

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.