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Kotomora

贅

luxury

FrequencyTop 5,000Strokes18

Readings

On'yomi

  • ゼイ
  • セイ

Kun'yomi

  • いぼ

Meaning

贅 centers on excess and lavishness: luxury, extravagance, or something superfluous. The idea of a wasteful surplus ties the given meaning together.

Most common words using 贅

  • 贅沢ぜいたく
    N3

    luxury; extravagance

  • 贅肉ぜいにく

    excess flesh; surplus fat; flab

  • 贅ぜい

    extravagance; luxury

  • 上方贅六かみがたぜいろく

    people from Kansai

  • 内眼角贅皮ないがんかくぜいひ

    epicanthic fold; epicanthal fold; epicanthus

  • 疣贅ゆうぜい

    wart; verruca

  • 贅するぜいする

    to say more than necessary

  • 贅を尽くすぜいをつくす

    to spare no expense; to live extravagantly; to indulge in the utmost luxury

  • 贅六ぜいろく

    person from Kansai

  • 贅沢な悩みぜいたくななやみ

    first world problem; good problem to have

  • 贅沢を言うぜいたくをいう

    to ask for too much; to expect too much

  • 贅沢を言えばきりがないぜいたくをいえばきりがない

    one can never be completely satisfied

  • 贅沢三昧ぜいたくざんまい

    indulging in every possible luxury

  • 贅沢品ぜいたくひん

    luxury item; luxury goods

  • 贅言ぜいげん

    verbosity; redundancy

  • 足底疣贅そくていゆうぜい

    plantar wart

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Etymology

贅 combines 敖 (a phonetic element suggesting excess or arrogance) with 貝 (shell/money), pointing to wasteful spending or luxury. The exact historical development is uncertain.

Meaning mnemonic

The top part 敖 looks like a proud person flaunting wealth, and the bottom 貝 is money. Together they show money spent on showy excess: luxury.

Reading mnemonic

For ゼイ, imagine a wealthy person saying 'zay' (like 'say' with a Z) while tossing coins into the air: zay -> ゼイ, and the money 貝 rains down in a wasteful display of luxury.