Translation guide
The quality of being excessive, luxurious, or wasteful, especially with money or resources.
Describing a lifestyle, event, or purchase that involves spending a lot of money in a showy or indulgent way.
The most common and versatile word for luxury or extravagance. Can be used as a noun or na-adjective.
He lives an extravagant lifestyle.
This was an extravagant dinner.
Emphasizes splendor and lavishness, often used for events, decorations, or items.
An extravagant party was held.
Focuses on wastefulness or squandering money, often with a negative connotation.
His extravagance (wasteful spending) is a problem.
Refers to ostentatious beauty or flamboyance, often in appearance or decoration. More literary.
A palace decorated with extravagant ornamentation.
Going beyond normal limits in actions, emotions, or expressions.
Means excess or surplus; can describe extravagant amounts or behavior.
His reaction was extravagant (excessive).
A phrase meaning to go too far or exceed bounds, often used for extravagant actions.
His jokes are extravagant (go too far).
Flashy or showy, often used for clothing, style, or behavior that is extravagant in a gaudy way.
Using overly enthusiastic or exaggerated words to describe something.
贅沢 (zeitaku) focuses on the subjective experience of luxury and indulgence, often with a personal or moral nuance. 豪華 (gouka) describes objective splendor and lavishness, commonly used for visible things like hotels, meals, or events.
I spent an extravagant (indulgent) time.
I stayed at an extravagant (lavish) hotel.
English often uses 'extravagance' as an abstract noun (e.g., 'the extravagance of the event'). In Japanese, it's more natural to use an adjective phrase like 贅沢なこと (zeitaku na koto) or rephrase the sentence.
She wears extravagant (flashy) clothes.
Received extravagant (excessive) praise.