贅沢

ぜいたく

luxury, extravagance

Also:lavish (use of something), excessive (e.g. demands, expectations)

What does 贅沢 mean?

贅沢 is a Japanese noun meaning luxury, extravagance in English. It can also be translated as lavish (use of something), excessive (e.g. demands, expectations) depending on context. It is written as 贅沢 in kanji, ぜいたく in hiragana, and zeitaku in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N3 vocabulary.

Example sentence

ジョンソンさんは蓄えてきたお金で退職してからもぜいたくに暮らせるだろう。

With the money Mr Johnson had saved, he would be able to live high on the hog when he retired.